WOOD ROSE


Meaning of WOOD ROSE in English

I. noun

1.

a. : the corrugated often flowerlike woody scar left upon the host when a mistletoe is wrenched from its support — called also wood flower

b. : a shrub rose ( Rosa gymnocarpa ) of the California coastal area having long straight prickles, red flowers, and pear-shaped or globose fruit with deciduous calyx lobes

2. : a light grayish brown to reddish brown that is darker and slightly less strong than sandstone — called also sorghum brown

II. noun

also wooden rose

: a tropical tuberous climbing woody vine ( Merremia tuberosa syn. Ipomoea tuberosa ) of the family Convolvulaceae grown especially for its hard showy yellow rose-shaped calyx and seed capsule

Webster's New International English Dictionary.      Новый международный словарь английского языка Webster.