If something rises , it moves upwards.

any of several red-flowered weeds of cornfields , such as the corn poppy

a prickly wild rose , Rosa canina, that is native to Europe and has pink or white delicate scentless flowers

→ the Mary Rose

a variety of rose, Rosa centifolia muscosa, that has a mossy stem and calyx and fragrant pink flowers

a prickly shrubby Mediterranean rose , Rosa moschata, cultivated for its white musk-scented flowers

a greyish-pink colour

the emblem of the House of Lancaster

(of a gemstone ) cut with a hemispherical faceted crown and a flat base

a low-growing portulacaceous plant, Portulaca grandiflora , native to Brazil but widely cultivated as a garden plant for its brightly coloured flowers

attar of roses

of a light pinkish red colour

of a pure purplish-red colour

a Eurasian crassulaceous mountain plant, Sedum rosea , with fleshy pink-tipped leaves, a thick fleshy pinkish underground stem, and a cluster of yellow flowers

Rosé wine is wine that is pink in color .

any of several varieties of hybrid rose that are derived from Rosa odorata and have pink or yellow flowers with a scent resembling that of tea

→ rosé

any of numerous roses , such as the dogrose and sweetbrier , that grow wild and have flowers with only one whorl of petals

a diagram with radiating lines showing the frequency and strength of winds from each direction affecting a specific place

any of various thorny shrubs or other plants, such as the sweetbrier and greenbrier

a very prickly Eurasian rose, Rosa pimpinellifolia , with white flowers and purplish-black fruits

a small rose whose flowers form a round head

a rosaceous shrub, Rosa chinensis (or R. indica ), with red, pink , or white fragrant flowers: the ancestor of many cultivated roses

a rose , Rosa damascena, native to Asia and cultivated for its pink or red fragrant flowers, which are used to make the perfume attar

a gold, bejeweled ornament in the form of a rose or spray of roses , blessed and presented by the pope in recognition of service to the Holy See

a rosé wine sold unnamed by a restaurant , at a lower price than wines specified on the wine list

→ rose mallow

a rose , Rosa centifolia, with a round compact full-petalled head

a leguminous shrub, Robinia hispida , of the southern US, having prickly branches bearing clusters of red scentless flowers

an ornamental myrtaceous tree, Syzygium jambos , of the East Indies , cultivated in the tropics for its edible fruit

a British scarabaeid beetle , Cetonia aurata , that has a greenish-golden body with a metallic lustre and feeds on plants

the plant family Rosaceae, characterized by trees, shrubs, and herbaceous plants having compound or simple leaves with stipules , flowers typically with five sepals and five petals , and fruit in a variety of forms, many of which are fleshy and edible, and including the almond , apple , apricot , blackberry , cherry , cinquefoil , hawthorn , peach , pear , plum , raspberry , rose, spirea, and strawberry

a kind of hay fever believed to be caused by the pollen of roses

a garden for growing roses

a person who grows rose plants

any of several malvaceous marsh plants of the genus Hibiscus , such as H . moscheutos , of E North America , having pink or white flowers and downy leaves

a rose-pink often translucent variety of quartz that is used for ornaments

excessively optimistic

a rose-pink form of topaz produced by heating yellow-brown topaz

scented water used as a perfume and in cooking, made by the distillation of rose petals or by impregnation with oil of roses

A rose window is a large round stained glass window in a church .

an upright , hardy species ( Rosa rugosa ) of rose having rough leaves with furrowed veins, often planted for hedges

a very prickly Eurasian rose , Rosa pimpinellifolia , with white flowers and purplish-black fruits

a widely used emblem or badge of the House of York

an evergreen ranunculaceous plant, Helleborus niger , of S Europe and W Asia , with white or pinkish winter-blooming flowers

a rose , Rosa centifolia, with a round compact full-petalled head

decorative plaster centrepiece

an evergreen climbing Chinese rose , Rosa laevigata, that now grows wild in the southern US, having large white fragrant flowers

any of various roses that ascend and cover a trellis , arbor , etc., chiefly by twining about the supports

a circle or decorative device printed on a map or chart showing the points of the compass measured from true north and usually magnetic north