winter rose

American  

noun

1. Christmas rose.

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winter rose British  

noun

1. another name for Christmas rose

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Etymology

Origin of winter rose

First recorded in 1735–45

Example Sentences

Risks from sliding snow are mounting as total accumulation for the winter rose to a record and drifts reached almost twice as high as last year, the Institute said.

From BusinessWeek • Jan. 24, 2012

"And she never sung you the song o' the winter rose?"

From "A Clash of Kings" by George R.R. Martin

It was on the upper floor, and for this reason free from the damp air which in autumn and winter rose from the moat and hung about the lower range of rooms.

From The Story of Francis Cludde by Weyman, Stanley John

Mrs. Ratcliffe sat in dignified silence, a faint colour deepening in her cheeks like the blush of a winter rose.

From Travelers Five Along Life's Highway by Johnston, Annie F. (Annie Fellows)

Grey sky, brown waters: as a bird that flies   My heart flits forth to these; Back to the winter rose of Northern skies,   Back to the Northern seas.

From A Knight of the Nets by Barr, Amelia Edith Huddleston