rose-tree

noun

A rosebush, especially a tall one.

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Meanings

nounrose-tree (plural rose-trees)

plural rose-trees

  1. A rosebush, especially a tall one.

    In the centre of the grass-plot was standing a beautiful Rose-tree, and when she saw it she flew over to it, and lit upon a spray.

    1888, Oscar Wilde, “The Nightingale and the Rose”, in The Happy Prince and Other Tales, London: Duckworth, published 1928, page 42
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APA

rose-tree. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/rose-tree

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“rose-tree.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/rose-tree. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “rose-tree,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/rose-tree.

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