Definition of "rose" []

• A member of the rose family. (noun)
• Any of numerous shrubs or vines of the genus Rosa, having prickly stems, pinnately compound leaves, and variously colored, often fragrant flowers. (noun)
• The flower of any of these plants. (noun)
• Any of various similar or related plants. (noun)
• A dark pink to moderate red. (noun)

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• "“That is the way, young man, ” returned he of the forty years and the dyed whiskers—“The rose has lived the life of a rose—"
• "But what is the meaning of the expression, _a rose in his grace_? if he was a _rose_ of himself, his brother's _grace_ or _favour_ could not degrade him."
• "Track the asteroid asteroid 2005 YU55 on the Web: Searches on the term rose to the stratosphere in just one day."