alpenrosen.

Brit.

/ˈalp(ə)nrəʊz/, U.S.

/ˈælpənˌroʊz/

Inflections: Plural alpenroses, unchanged.

Origin: A borrowing from German. Etymon: German Alpenrose.

Etymology: < German Alpenrose (late 18th cent. or earlier) < either Alpen- , combining form of Alp mountain pasture, high mountain (see Alp n.¹) or Alpen , the name of the Alps (see Alp n.¹; compare earlier Alprose (1555)) + Rose rose n.¹ Compare earlier rose of the Alps n. at rose n.¹ and adj.¹ Phrases 5a, Alpine rose n. at Alpine adj. and n. Compounds 1, and post-classical Latin rosa Alpina at that entry.

Any of several European shrubby alpine rhododendrons; esp. Rhododendron hirsutum and R. ferrugineum; = rose of the Alps n. at rose n.¹ and adj.¹ Phrases 5a.

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the world > plants > particular plants > cultivated or valued plants > particular cultivated or ornamental plants > cultivated or ornamental trees and shrubs > [noun] > azaleas or rhododendrons

mountain rose1640

rhododendron1657

Alpine rose1728

winterbloom1752

azalea1753

mountain rosebay1759

rosebay1760

rhodora1770

mountain laurel1785

swamp azalea1796

big laurel1810

rose tree1818

white honeysuckle1818

meadow pink1827

Pinkster1833

mayflower1838

alpenrose1839

swamp pink1840

rhodie1851

swamp honeysuckle1856

ponticum1875

tree azalea1884

rhodo1886

Kurume azalea1920

1839 New Sporting Mag. Nov. 316 The glorious Alpenrose are growing in the utmost abundance.

1870 Spectator 27 Aug. 1032/1 We..continued our way on foot... the glaciers growing nearer, and the thickets of Alpen-rose richer, and the soil less fruitful at every step.

1924 ‘L. Malet’ Dogs of Want i. 17 Bilberries and dwarf thickets of juniper and alpen-rose grew in the shelter of outcrops of rock and scattered boulders.

1960 Times 5 Mar. 9/1 Alpenroses, gentians, and other alpine plants may often be found.

2003 K. Reynolds Walking in Valais (ed. 3) 65 Branch right into a region of alpenrose, juniper and dwarf willow.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2012; most recently modified version published online December 2021).

单词	alpenrose
释义	alpenrosen. Brit. /ˈalp(ə)nrəʊz/, U.S. /ˈælpənˌroʊz/ Inflections: Plural alpenroses, unchanged. Origin: A borrowing from German. Etymon: German Alpenrose. Etymology: < German Alpenrose (late 18th cent. or earlier) < either Alpen- , combining form of Alp mountain pasture, high mountain (see Alp n.¹) or Alpen , the name of the Alps (see Alp n.¹; compare earlier Alprose (1555)) + Rose rose n.¹ Compare earlier rose of the Alps n. at rose n.¹ and adj.¹ Phrases 5a, Alpine rose n. at Alpine adj. and n. Compounds 1, and post-classical Latin rosa Alpina at that entry. Any of several European shrubby alpine rhododendrons; esp. Rhododendron hirsutum and R. ferrugineum; = rose of the Alps n. at rose n.¹ and adj.¹ Phrases 5a. ΘΚΠ the world > plants > particular plants > cultivated or valued plants > particular cultivated or ornamental plants > cultivated or ornamental trees and shrubs > [noun] > azaleas or rhododendrons mountain rose1640 rhododendron1657 Alpine rose1728 winterbloom1752 azalea1753 mountain rosebay1759 rosebay1760 rhodora1770 mountain laurel1785 swamp azalea1796 big laurel1810 rose tree1818 white honeysuckle1818 meadow pink1827 Pinkster1833 mayflower1838 alpenrose1839 swamp pink1840 rhodie1851 swamp honeysuckle1856 ponticum1875 tree azalea1884 rhodo1886 Kurume azalea1920 1839 New Sporting Mag. Nov. 316 The glorious Alpenrose are growing in the utmost abundance. 1870 Spectator 27 Aug. 1032/1 We..continued our way on foot... the glaciers growing nearer, and the thickets of Alpen-rose richer, and the soil less fruitful at every step. 1924 ‘L. Malet’ Dogs of Want i. 17 Bilberries and dwarf thickets of juniper and alpen-rose grew in the shelter of outcrops of rock and scattered boulders. 1960 Times 5 Mar. 9/1 Alpenroses, gentians, and other alpine plants may often be found. 2003 K. Reynolds Walking in Valais (ed. 3) 65 Branch right into a region of alpenrose, juniper and dwarf willow. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2012; most recently modified version published online December 2021). < n.1839
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