white rose

the emblem of the royal house of York.

Origin of white rose

First recorded in 1550–60

They tried boiling oil this morning, and the oil turned into white-rose leaves, and the fire under it turned to a white-rose bush.

Oswald Bastable and Others |Edith Nesbit
White-Rose Cottage wrapped in mist; in the back room a blazing fire.

Footsteps of Fate |Louis Couperus
Still, they had felt no longing for White-Rose Cottage again.

Footsteps of Fate |Louis Couperus
Her white-rose cheeks took sudden warmth of hue, and her pale nostrils quivered.

The Dop Doctor |Clotilde Inez Mary Graves

He rarely went out, but sat dreaming in White-Rose Cottage, which was lonely and quiet enough in its remote suburb.

Footsteps of Fate |Louis Couperus

white rose

English history a widely used emblem or badge of the House of York See also Wars of the Roses, red rose