roseˈbay noun

1. The oleander (also called rosebay laurel or rose-laurel)
2. Any rhododendron (N American)

rosebay willowherb noun

A willowherb common where woods have been felled or land cleared by fire (also called fireweed)

rose beetle noun

1. The rose chafer
2. The rose bug

roseˈbowl noun

An ornamental bowl for cut flowers

roseˈbud noun

rose bug noun

An American beetle that eats roses

roseˈbush noun

rose campion noun

A garden species of campion (Lychnis coronaria)

rose chafer noun

A beetle (Cetonia aurata) that eats roses

roseˈ-cheeked adjective

rose colour noun

Pink

roseˈ-coloured adjective

1. Pink
2. Seeing or representing things in too favourable a light

rose comb noun

1. A fowl's low red crest
2. A fowl with such a crest

roseˈ-combed adjective

rose cross noun

1. A cross within a circle
2. A Rosicrucian

roseˈ-cut adjective

(of a gem) cut in nearly hemispherical form, with flat base and many small facets rising to a low point above

rose diamond noun

A rose-cut diamond

rose drop noun

1. A rose-flavoured sweet
2. A red eruption on the nose

rose elder noun

The guelder-rose

rose engine noun

A lathe attachment for carving swirling patterns

roseˈfinch noun

Any of various finches of the genus Carpodacus found in Europe and Asia, the males more or less covered with red or pink plumage, especially Carpodus erythrinus, the common rosefinch

roseˈfish noun

The bergylt

rose garden noun

rose geranium noun

A pelargonium (Pelargonium graveolens) with small pink flowers and fragrant leaves

roseˈhip noun

The fruit of the rose

roseˈ-hued adjective (archaic)

Rose-coloured

rose knot noun

A rosette of ribbon, etc

rose laurel noun

Oleander

rose leaf noun

1. The leaf of a rose
2. Usu a rose-petal

roseˈ-lipped adjective

Having red lips

rose madder noun

A pale pink colour, made from madder pigment

roseˈmaling noun

Painting or carving furniture in floral motifs

rose mallow noun

1. Hollyhock
2. Hibiscus

rose noble noun

An old English gold coin with the figure of a rose

rose of Jericho noun

A cruciferous plant (Anastatica hierochuntica) of N Africa and Syria, that curls in a ball in drought

rose of Sharon noun

1. (in the Bible, Song of Solomon) prob a narcissus
2. Now applied to a species of hibiscus, and to a species of Hypericum

rose oil noun

A fragrant oil expressed from rose petals

roseˈ-pink adjective

1. Rose-coloured
2. Sentimental

noun

1. A pink colour
2. A pink pigment

rose quartz noun

A rose-coloured quartz

rose rash noun

Roseola

roseˈ-red adjective

Red as a rose

roseˈroot noun

A stonecrop (Sedum rosea) with rose-scented root

roseˈ-tinted adjective

Rose-coloured (lit and figurative)

rose topaz noun

A topaz coloured pink by heat

rose tree noun

A standard rose

roseˈwater noun

Water distilled from rose petals

adjective

1. Sentimental
2. Superfine
3. Comfortable

rose window noun

A round window with tracery of radiating compartments

roseˈwood noun

A valuable heavy dark-coloured wood of many trees, esp Brazilian and Indian species of Dalbergia (family Papilionaceae), said to smell of roses when fresh-cut

rosewood oil noun

Oil of rhodium

roˈsy-bosˈomed adjective

roˈsy-cheeked adjective

roˈsy-colˈoured adjective

rosy cross noun

The emblem of the Rosicrucians

rosy drop noun

Rose drop

rosy finch noun

Any of a genus (Leucosticte) of finches of western N America and E Asia with bright pink tinted plumage

roˈsy-fingˈered adjective

Homer's favourite epithet (rhododaktylos) of the dawn

roˈsy-footˈed adjective

all roses see roses all the way below.

bed of roses see under bed¹

come out (or up) smelling of roses

To emerge from a series of events, etc seemingly innocent, with image untainted or undamaged

look or see through rose-coloured (or rose-tinted or rosy) spectacles or glasses

To view matters over-optimistically

roses all the way or all roses

1. Pleasant, happy
2. Without difficulties, problems, etc

under the rose

1. In confidence
2. Privately

Wars of the Roses

A disastrous dynastic struggle in England (1455–85) between the Houses of Lancaster and York, from their respective emblems, the red and the white rose