swamp rose

noun

1. a shrub, Rosa palustris, of eastern North America, having pink flowers nearly 2 inches (5 centimeters) wide.

Word History and Origins

Origin of swamp rose¹

An Americanism dating back to 1775–85

Example Sentences

Nearly half a century later, the preserve protects native flora and fauna like swamp rose mallow, ospreys and hawks — right next to Interstate 395 in the sprawling city’s West End, in what is believed to be one of the largest of parcels of land inside the Beltway meant for public use.

From Washington Post

It will be lined with flowering trees like dogwood and witch hazel and native plants like inkberry, swamp rose and goldenrod.

From New York Times

And she added woody plants like flowering dogwood, witch hazel, spicebush, winter berry, swamp rose and buttonbush, along with trees like redbud and black gum, to create a diverse, dynamic habitat that could absorb and filter water, and put on an ever-changing show for the neighborhood.

From New York Times

Out of the murk of a cedar swamp rose the scream of a starving lynx.

From Project Gutenberg

Leaves glabrous or minutely pubescent Swamp Rose, Rosa carolina. 16a.

From Project Gutenberg