climbing rose

noun

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

Word History and Origins

Origin of climbing rose¹

First recorded in 1830–40

Example Sentences

There is also a clipper which I often use in walking about to trim a bit here and there from a shrub or a climbing Rose.

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Lieutenant Robinson writes that a pair of Chipping Sparrows placed their nest in the climbing rose bush at the end of the piazza.

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The great desideratum at this time is a double, yellow, climbing rose.

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"Well, pick the climbing rose as you pass," returned Miss Fletcher.

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The kitchen was pleasant and cozy though rather dark, on account of the white climbing rose that grew round the window.

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