multiflora rose

noun

A plant of the species Rosa multiflora, native to East Asia, considered invasive in the US.

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Rosa polyanthababy roseJapanese rosemany-flowered roseseven-sisters roseEijitsu rosemany-flower rosemultiflower rose
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Meanings

nounmultiflora rose (plural multiflora roses)

plural multiflora roses

  1. A plant of the species Rosa multiflora, native to East Asia, considered invasive in the US.

    Synonyms: Rosa polyantha, baby rose, Japanese rose, many-flowered rose, seven-sisters rose, Eijitsu rose, many-flower rose, multiflower rose

Synonyms & antonyms

nounA plant of the species Rosa multiflora, native to East Asia, considered invasive in the US.

Similar
Rosa polyanthababy roseJapanese rosemany-flowered roseseven-sisters roseEijitsu rosemany-flower rosemultiflower roserambler rose

More synonyms by meaning

nounvigorously growing rose having clusters of numerous small flowers; used for hedges and as grafting stock

Similar
multifloraJapanese rosebaby roseRosa multiflora
Broader
roserosebush
Also see
baby rosejapanese rosemultiflora

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

Partial calque of translingual Rosa multiflora.

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Translations

Catalan garlanda, garlandes
  • garlandaRosa multiflora
  • garlandesRosa multiflora
  • roser de garlandaRosa multiflora
  • roser de tot l'anyRosa multiflora
Chinese Cantonese 薔薇 /蔷薇
  • 薔薇 /蔷薇 (coeng⁴ mei⁴)Rosa multiflora
Chinese Mandarin 薔薇 /蔷薇
  • 薔薇 /蔷薇 (qiángwēi, qiángwéi)Rosa multiflora
Czech růže mnohokvětá
  • růže mnohokvětáRosa multiflora
Finnish japaninköynnösruusu
  • japaninköynnösruusuRosa multiflora
German Büschel-Rose
  • Büschel-RoseRosa multiflora
Korean 찔레
  • 찔레 (jjille)Rosa multiflora
Vietnamese tường vi
  • tường viRosa multiflora
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“multiflora rose.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/multiflora%20rose. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

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