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multiflora rose

noun

  1. a climbing or trailing rose, Rosa multiflora, of Japan and Korea, having hooked prickles and fragrant, dense clusters of flowers.


multiflora rose

/ ˌmʌltɪˈflɔːrə /

noun

  1. an Asian climbing shrubby rose, Rosa multiflora, having clusters of small fragrant flowers: the source of many cultivated roses
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


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Word History and Origins

Origin of multiflora rose1

1820–30; multiflora < New Latin, feminine of Medieval Latin multiflōrus multiflorous
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Example Sentences

He drew nearer to the balcony, laying his hand upon the multiflora rose creeper.

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