saltspray rose
saltspray rose noun: a plant of the rose species Rosa rugosa.

Noun
saltspray rose (plural saltspray roses)
- A plant of the rose species Rosa rugosa.
- I followed the tracks as they meandered from lane to field of purple beach peas and saltspray roses […]1991, Scott Russell Sanders, Secrets of the Universe: Scenes from the Journey Home, Boston: Beacon Press, Part 2, “Jailhouse Blues,” p. 139
- Every holiday when we were little we went to some cottage by the sea, to sandy Swedish beaches shelving gently into the water, saltspray roses in full bloom […]2010, Therese Bohman, “Drowned”, in Marlaine Delargy, transl., Other Press, New York, Part 1, p. 48
- Synonyms:
- beach rose, rugosa
Synonyms of saltspray rose
Forms of saltspray rose
| plural | saltspray roses |
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Questions about saltspray rose
- What does saltspray rose mean?
- Saltspray rose means a plant of the rose species Rosa rugosa.
- What part of speech is saltspray rose?
- Saltspray rose is a noun.
- What is the plural of saltspray rose?
- The plural of saltspray rose is saltspray roses.
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