Definition of Rose hip

1. Noun. The fruit of a rose plant.

Exact synonyms: Hip, Rosehip
Group relationships: Rose, Rosebush
Generic synonyms: Fruit

Lexicographical Neighbors of Rose Hip

rose chafers
rose chestnut
rose cold
rose curve
rose family
rose fish
rose garden
rose gardens
rose geranium
rose geraniums
rose globe lily
rose gold
rose golds
rose growers granuloma
rose gum
rose hip (current term)
rose hips
rose leek
rose mallow
rose moss
rose of Jericho
rose of Sharon
rose oil
rose oils
rose periwinkle
rose petal
rose petals
rose pink
rose quartz
rose spots

Literary usage of Rose hip

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Botany by Geological Survey of California, William Henry Brewer, Sereno Watson, Asa Gray (1876)
"given to the rose-hip, pear, &c. Our genus will naturally be looked for among the perigynous, not among the hypogynous orders. 1. CALYCANTHUS, Linn. ..."

2. Botany by Geological Survey of California, William Henry Brewer, Sereno Watson, Asa Gray (1880)
"given to the rose-hip, pear, &c. Our genus will naturally be looked for among the perigynous, not among the hypogynous orders. 1. CALYCANTHUS, Linn. ..."

3. German Cookery for the English Kitchen by Ella Oswald (1906)
"Prepare in the same manner as Rose-Hip Soup. Milch-Suppe. (MILK SOUP.) One Quart of Soup. Time of Preparation'. \ hour. ..."

4. The American Journal of Psychology by Granville Stanley Hall, Edward Bradford Titchener (1907)
"Apple. This fruit seems to have taken the fancy of the Indians, and there are consequently many very interesting names for it, eg : 1. Rose-hip. ..."

5. Botany for Young People and Common Schools: How Plants Grow, a Simple by Asa Gray (1880)
"A Rose-hip (Fig. 220) is a kind of accessory fruit, looking like a pear or a ... 221, a rose-hip when in flower, cut through lengthwise, shows the whole ..."

6. Botany for Young People and Common Schools: How Plants Grow, a Simple by Asa Gray (1859)
"A Rose-hip (Fig. 220) is a kind of accessory fruit, looking like a pear or a ... 221, a rose-hip when in flower, cut through lengthwise, shows the whole ..."

7. Adventure Guide to the Alaska Highway by Ed Readicker-Henderson (2006)
"There are two campgrounds in the rec area: the rose hip Campground, ... rose hip is a little more scenic and a lot more popular; there's better river access ..."

8. Science by American Association for the Advancement of Science (1895)
"The only warrant for calling this flower-cup a receptacle is found in the rose-hip ; but this organ proves itself a receptacle because it persists and ..."

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