Cherokee rose
noun
the fragrant white rose of a prickly, climbing shrub, Rosa laevigata, originally from China and naturalized in the southern U.S.: the state flower of Georgia.
Origin of Cherokee rose
An Americanism dating back to 1815–25
British Dictionary definitions for cherokee rose
Cherokee rose
noun
an evergreen climbing Chinese rose, Rosa laevigata, that now grows wild in the southern US, having large white fragrant flowers