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dog rose
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dog rose
n.
A prickly wild rose (Rosa canina) native to Europe and naturalized in eastern North America, having fragrant pink or white flowers.
[Translation of Medieval Latin rosa canna : rosa, rose + canna, feminine of cannus, of a dog.]
dog rose
n
(Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Plants) a prickly wild rose, Rosa canina, that is native to Europe and has pink or white delicate scentless flowers
[translation of the Latin name, from Greek; from the belief that its root was effective against the bite of a mad dog]
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Noun1.dog rose - prickly wild rose with delicate pink or white scentless flowersdog rose - prickly wild rose with delicate pink or white scentless flowers; native to Europe
Rosa canina
rose, rosebush - any of many shrubs of the genus Rosa that bear roses
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