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Definition of Confederate rose
1. Noun. Chinese shrub or small tree having white or pink flowers becoming deep red at night; widely cultivated; naturalized in southeastern United States.
Lexicographical Neighbors of Confederate Rose
Literary usage of Confederate rose
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Astoria: Or, Anecdotes of an Enterprise Beyond the Rocky Mountains by Washington ( Irving (1886)
"... and according to previous arrangements, consigned to their cherishing friendship
and fraternal adoption their worthy confederate, Rose; who, ..."
2. Works by Washington Irving (1895)
"... and according to previous arrangements, consigned to their cherishing friendship
and fraternal adoption their worthy confederate Rose, who, ..."
3. Life of John Mitchell by William Dillon (1888)
"... that our Confederate rose-tinted money had withered, for indeed the green is
far above the red now." Something had to be done, and that quickly. ..."
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