roseling

plural roselings

1. A young or miniature rose.

   To be a mere crushed flower — a roseling killed By passion's first fierce gale — were not my aim.

   1887, Jessie Wilson Manning, The passion of life

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   The sturdy floorstand holds roselings in clear plastic cylinders. Customers can pick the roseling of their choice ... These roselings are easy to plant and the consumer can fit many in one garden area.

   1984, Society of American Florists, SAF. - Volumes 1-2 - Page 40

   Bud grafts Promising roselings are multiplied as quickly as possible by grafting each viable bud onto a rootstock, resulting in many genetically identical roselings.

   1995, Elvin McDonald, Rose gardening

2. An herb of the spiderwort family, genus Callisia.