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swamp rose
noun
- a shrub, Rosa palustris, of eastern North America, having pink flowers nearly 2 inches (5 centimeters) wide.
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Word History and Origins
Origin of swamp rose1
An Americanism dating back to 1775–85
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Example Sentences
Here and there from the swamp rose slight elevations of dry earth which were overgrown with alders and willows.
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Rosa Carolina (swamp rose), common on the shores of lakes, etc.
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Out of the murk of a cedar swamp rose the scream of a starving lynx.
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