| 1. any wild or cultivated shrubs from the genus Rosa; flower produced by shrubs from the genus Rosa; funnel; bundle of ribbons formed in the shape of a rose. having a pinkish coloring; having the characteristics of a rose. stand up, get into an upright position; get out of bed; climb, ascend, move upward; rebel, revolt; increase, grow; appear over the horizon; come back to life, return from the dead; puff up, swell; originate in, begin in. roserose, n. [as. rose, l. rosa, probably akin to gr. , armor. vard, oper. vareda; and perhaps to e. wort: cf. f. rose, from the latin. cf. copperas, rhododendron.] |