Rose

Morpheme

Rose

Type

free base

Denotation

fragrant shrub with thorned branches

Etymology

Middle English rose, roose; Old English rōse

Evidence

cliffrose, cottonrose, rockrose, rose, roseal, roseate, rosebed, roseberry, rosebowl, rosebud, rosebush, rosed, rosedrop, rosehead, roseless, roselet, roselike, rosen, roseness, roseola, rosery, roses, rosette, rosewood, roseworm, rosewort, rosier, rosiest, rosing, rosish, rosy

Homographs

Rose, Rose