pasture rose

noun

1. a bristly-stemmed rose, Rosa carolina, of the eastern U.S., having slender, straight thorns and large, solitary, rose-pink flowers.

Word History and Origins

Origin of pasture rose¹

An Americanism dating back to 1930–35

Example Sentences

As floodwaters in their pasture rose to 6 feet in February, Coreen and James Hart moved their cows to a neighbor’s place.

From Washington Times

Under the deep grass of the meadow dwelt bobolinks and meadow larks; from the pasture rose the silver threadlike song of the savanna sparrow and the martial note of the kingbird.

From Project Gutenberg