Meanings
noundog rose (plural dog roses)
plural dog roses · alternative dogrose
- A European wild rose shrub of species Rosa canina, having fragrant white or pink flowers and stems with sharp spines.
- A Rosa canina flower.
Synonyms & antonyms
nounprickly wild rose with delicate pink or white scentless flowers; native to Europe
Similar
Rosa canina
Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
Translations
Ancient Greek κυνόροδον
- κυνόροδον (kunórodon)the species Rosa canina
Arabic وَرْد الْكَلْب, نِسْرِين
- وَرْد الْكَلْبthe species Rosa canina
- نِسْرِين (nisrīn)the species Rosa canina
Basque astoarrosa, arkakarats
- astoarrosathe species Rosa canina
- arkakaratsthe species Rosa canina
Bulgarian ши́пка
- ши́пка (šípka)the species Rosa canina
Catalan roser silvestre, gavarrera
- roser silvestrethe species Rosa canina
- gavarrerathe species Rosa canina
- gavarrathe species Rosa canina
Czech růže šípková
- růže šípkováthe species Rosa canina
Danish hunderose
- hunderosethe species Rosa canina
Finnish koiranruusu
- koiranruusuthe species Rosa canina
French églantine, rose sauvage
- églantinea Rosa canina flower
- rose sauvagea Rosa canina flower
- églantier des chiensthe species Rosa canina
- églantier des haiesthe species Rosa canina
- rosier des chiensthe species Rosa canina
German Hundsrose, Hagrose
- Hundsrosethe species Rosa canina
- Hagrosethe species Rosa canina
- Heckenrosethe species Rosa canina
Greek αγριοτριανταφυλλιά
- αγριοτριανταφυλλιά (agriotriantafylliá)the species Rosa canina
Hungarian vadrózsa
- vadrózsathe species Rosa canina
Irish feirdhris
- feirdhristhe species Rosa canina
Italian rosa canina
- rosa caninathe species Rosa canina
Persian نسترن, نسرین
- نسترن (nastaran)the species Rosa canina
- نسرین (nasrin)the species Rosa canina
Polish dzika róża, psia róża
- dzika różaa Rosa canina flower
- psia różaa Rosa canina flower
- róża dzikaa Rosa canina flower
- sypela Rosa canina flower
- szypszynaa Rosa canina flower
- dzika różathe species Rosa canina
- psia różathe species Rosa canina
- róża dzikathe species Rosa canina
- sypelthe species Rosa canina
- szypszynathe species Rosa canina
Portuguese rosa-de-cão, rosa-canina
- rosa-de-cãothe species Rosa canina
- rosa-caninathe species Rosa canina
Romanian măceș
- măceșthe species Rosa canina
Russian шипо́вник, шипо́вник соба́чий
- шипо́вник (šipóvnik)the species Rosa canina
- шипо́вник соба́чий (šipóvnik sobáčij)the species Rosa canina
Slovak ruža šípová
- ruža šípováthe species Rosa canina
Swedish stenros
- stenrosthe species Rosa canina
Turkish kuşburnu
- kuşburnuthe species Rosa canina
Vietnamese tầm xuân
- tầm xuânthe species Rosa canina
Welsh rhosyn y cŵn, marchfiaren
- rhosyn y cŵna Rosa canina flower
- marchfiarenthe species Rosa canina
Cite this entry
APA
dog rose. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/dog%20rose
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“dog rose.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/dog%20rose. Accessed November 4, 2026.
Chicago
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