wild rose

noun

1. any native species of rose, usually having a single flower with the corolla consisting of one circle of five roundish, spreading petals.

wild rose

noun

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

Word History and Origins

Origin of wild rose¹

First recorded in 1775–85

Example Sentences

She appeared with Billy Connolly and the late Antony Bourdain, and played a barmaid in the film Wild Rose.

From BBC

There’s an edge to the beauty in the photos of Seattle photographer Deb Achak: a small bird’s nest that has fallen into a field of soft dandelions, tender but heartbreaking; fiery brushstrokes lighting up ocean water; a wild rose obscuring a face — perfect imperfections that implore you to keep looking.

From Seattle Times

Harper, who most recently helmed balloon adventure, "The Aeronauts," and the flinty character study "Wild Rose," seems out of his league here.

From Salon

The park’s easygoing trail system passes through grassy fields, past duck- and frog-filled marshes and tangles of cherry-red wild rose hips, a disc golf course and the Ritchie Observatory.

From Seattle Times

She explored unconstrained desire in her breakout on-screen performance as an aspiring country singer recently released from prison in 2018’s “Wild Rose” and in her Oscar-nominated turn as a frustrated young mother in 2021’s “The Lost Daughter.”

From Washington Post