rose \rose\, n. as. rose, l. rosa, probably akin to gr. ?,
   armor. vard, oper. vareda; and perhaps to e. wort: cf. f.
   rose, from the latin. cf. copperas, rhododendron.
   1. a flower and shrub of any species of the genus rosa, of
      which there are many species, mostly found in the morthern
      hemispere
      1913 webster

   note: roses are shrubs with pinnate leaves and usually
         prickly stems. the flowers are large, and in the wild
         state have five petals of a color varying from deep
         pink to white, or sometimes yellow. by cultivation and
         hybridizing the number of petals is greatly increased
         and the natural perfume enhanced. in this way many
         distinct classes of roses have been formed, as the
         banksia, baurbon, boursalt, china, noisette, hybrid
         perpetual, etc., with multitudes of varieties in nearly
         every class.
         1913 webster

   2. a knot of ribbon formed like a rose; a rose knot; a
      rosette, esp. one worn on a shoe. --sha.
      1913 webster

   3. arch. a rose window. see rose window, below.
      1913 webster

   4. a perforated nozzle, as of a pipe, spout, etc., for
      delivering water in fine jets; a rosehead; also, a
      strainer at the foot of a pump.
      1913 webster

   5. med. the erysipelas. --dunglison.
      1913 webster

   6. the card of the mariner's compass; also, a circular card
      with radiating lines, used in other instruments.
      1913 webster

   7. the color of a rose; rose-red; pink.
      1913 webster

   8. a diamond. see rose diamond, below.
      1913 webster

   cabbage rose, china rose, etc. see under cabbage,
      china, etc.

   corn rose bot. see corn poppy, under corn.

   infantile rose med., a variety of roseola.

   jamaica rose. bot. see under jamaica.

   rose acacia bot., a low american leguminous shrub
      robinia hispida with handsome clusters of rose-colored
      blossoms.

   rose aniline. chem. same as rosaniline.

   rose apple bot., the fruit of the tropical myrtaceous
      tree eugenia jambos. it is an edible berry an inch or
      more in diameter, and is said to have a very strong
      roselike perfume.

   rose beetle. zool.
      a a small yellowish or buff longlegged beetle
          macrodactylus subspinosus, which eats the leaves
          of various plants, and is often very injurious to
          rosebushes, apple trees, grapevines, etc. called also
          rose bug, and rose chafer.
      b the european chafer.

   rose bug. zool. same as rose beetle, rose chafer.

   rose burner, a kind of gas-burner producing a rose-shaped
      flame.

   rose camphor chem., a solid odorless substance which
      separates from rose oil.

   rose campion. bot. see under campion.

   rose catarrh med., rose cold.

   rose chafer. zool.
      a a common european beetle cetonia aurata which is
          often very injurious to rosebushes; -- called also
          rose beetle, and rose fly.
      b the rose beetle
      a .

   rose cold med., a variety of hay fever, sometimes
      attributed to the inhalation of the effluvia of roses. see
      hay fever, under hay.

   rose color, the color of a rose; pink; hence, a beautiful
      hue or appearance; fancied beauty, attractiveness, or
      promise.

   rose de pompadour, rose du barry, names succesively given
      to a delicate rose color used on s`evres porcelain.

   rose diamond, a diamond, one side of which is flat, and the
      other cut into twenty-four triangular facets in two ranges
      which form a convex face pointed at the top. cf.
      brilliant, n.

   rose ear. see under ear.

   rose elder bot., the guelder-rose.

   rose engine, a machine, or an appendage to a turning lathe,
      by which a surface or wood, metal, etc., is engraved with
      a variety of curved lines. --craig.

   rose family bot. the roseceae. see rosaceous.

   rose fever med., rose cold.

   rose fly zool., a rose betle, or rose chafer.

   rose gall zool., any gall found on rosebushes. see
      bedeguar.

   rose knot, a ribbon, or other pliade band plaited so as to
      resemble a rose; a rosette.

   rose lake, rose madder, a rich tint prepared from lac and
      madder precipitated on an earthy basis. --fairholt.

   rose mallow. bot.
      a a name of several malvaceous plants of the genus
          hibiscus, with large rose-colored flowers.
      b the hollyhock.

   rose nail, a nail with a convex, faceted head.

   rose noble, an ancient english gold coin, stamped with the
      figure of a rose, first struck in the reign of edward
      iii., and current at 6s. 8d. --sir w. scott.

   rose of china. bot. see china rose
      b, under china.

   rose of jericho bot., a syrian cruciferous plant
      anastatica hierochuntica which rolls up when dry, and
      expands again when moistened; -- called also resurrection
      plant.

   rose of sharon bot., an ornamental malvaceous shrub
      hibiscus syriacus. in the bible the name is used for
      some flower not yet identified, perhaps a narcissus, or
      possibly the great lotus flower.

   rose oil chem., the yellow essential oil extracted from
      various species of rose blossoms, and forming the chief
      part of attar of roses.

   rose pink, a pigment of a rose color, made by dyeing chalk
      or whiting with a decoction of brazil wood and alum; also,
      the color of the pigment.

   rose quartz min., a variety of quartz which is rose-red.
      

   rose rash. med. same as roseola.

   rose slug zool., the small green larva of a black sawfly
      selandria rosae. these larvae feed in groups on the
      parenchyma of the leaves of rosebushes, and are often
      abundant and very destructive.

   rose window arch., a circular window filled with
      ornamental tracery. called also catherine wheel, and
      marigold window. cf. wheel window, under wheel.

   summer rose med., a variety of roseola. see roseola.

   under the rose a translation of l. sub rosa, in secret;
      privately; in a manner that forbids disclosure; -- the
      rose being among the ancients the symbol of secrecy, and
      hung up at entertainments as a token that nothing there
      said was to be divulged.

   wars of the roses eng. hist., feuds between the houses of
      york and lancaster, the white rose being the badge of the
      house of york, and the red rose of the house of lancaster.
      1913 webster
see also:
copperas rhododendron rosa rose window rose diamond cabbage rose 
china rose cabbage china corn rose corn poppy 
corn infantile rose jamaica rose jamaica rose acacia 
robinia hispida rose aniline rosaniline rose apple eugenia jambos 
rose beetle macrodactylus subspinosus rose bug rose chafer rose bug 
rose chafer rose burner rose camphor rose campion campion 
rose catarrh cetonia aurata rose beetle rose fly rose cold 
hay fever hay rose color rose de pompadour rose du barry 
brilliant rose ear ear rose elder rose engine 
rose family roseceae rosaceous rose fever rose fly 
rose gall bedeguar rose knot rose lake rose madder 
rose mallow hibiscus rose nail rose noble rose of china 
rose of jericho anastatica hierochuntica resurrection plant rose of sharon hibiscus syriacus 
rose oil rose pink rose quartz rose rash roseola 
rose slug selandria rosae catherine wheel marigold window wheel window 
wheel summer rose under the rose wars of the roses 

anastatica hierochuntica
     n : small gray asiatic desert plant bearing minute white flowers
         that rolls up when dry and expands when moist syn: rose
         of jericho, resurrection plant
see also:
rose of jericho resurrection plant