rose hip

noun

hip2.

Origin of rose hip

First recorded in 1855–60

Words nearby rose hip

rose comb, rose d'anvers, rose family, rose fever, rose geranium, rose hip, rose is a rose is a rose is a rose, rose madder, rose mallow, rose mandarin, rose moss

Example sentences from the Web for rose hip

  • The lap-board was strewn with stems and husks and some of the rose-hip contents.

    Selina |George Madden Martin

  • The fruit, which is about the size of a small pea, is crowned by the remains of the calyx, like a rose-hip.

    Field Book of Western Wild Flowers |Margaret Armstrong