Meanings
rosebush1
Rosebush2
proper nounRosebush (plural Rosebushs)
plural Rosebushs
- A surname from German, variant of Rosenbaum and Rosenbusch.
Rosebush3
proper noun
- A small village in Maenclochog community, Pembrokeshire, Wales, named after the Rosebush quarry, and possibly an Anglicisation of Welsh Rhos y Bwlch or Rhosbwlch (OS grid ref SN0729).
- A village in Isabella County, Michigan, United States, named after Rose Bush, wife of James Bush.
Synonyms & antonyms
nounThe shrub that roses grow on: a rose plant.
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Origin
Rosebush · proper noun
- GermanRosenbaum
- EnglishRosebush
Anglicized form of German Rosenbaum or Rosenbusch.
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Full word history & related roots →Translations
Ancient Greek ῥοδῆ
- ῥοδῆ (rhodê)rose plant
Bulgarian розов храст
- розов храст (rozov hrast)rose plant
Catalan roser
- roserrose plant
Esperanto rozarbo
- rozarborose plant
Finnish ruusupensas
- ruusupensasrose plant
French rosier
- rosierrose plant
German Rosenstock
- Rosenstockrose plant
Greek τριανταφυλλιά
- τριανταφυλλιά (triantafylliá)rose plant
Italian rosaio
- rosaiorose plant
Korean 장미
- 장미 (jangmi)rose plant
Polish krzew róży
- krzew różyrose plant
Portuguese roseira
- roseirarose plant
Romanian trandafir
- trandafirrose plant
Russian ро́зовый куст
- ро́зовый куст (rózovyj kust)rose plant
Spanish rosal
- rosalrose plant
Swahili mwaridi
- mwaridirose plant
Turkish gül fidanı
- gül fidanırose plant
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rosebush. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/rosebush
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“rosebush.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/rosebush. Accessed November 3, 2026.
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