Meaning

4 senses
  1. A plant or flower of the repeat-blooming Chinese rose species Rosa chinensis.

  2. A plant or flower of one of the class of hybrids developed from Rosa chinensis.

  3. Synonym of elderflower rose, Rosa cymosa.

  4. Synonym of Chinese hibiscus, Hibiscus rosa-sinensis.

More definitions
  • large showy Asiatic shrub or small tree having large single or double red to deep-red flowers
  • shrubby Chinese rose; ancestor of many cultivated garden roses

Examples

1 sentences
  1. The China roses are in bloom.

Forms

plural: China roses
SingularChina rose
PluralChina roses

regular

Synonyms

11 synonyms
Chinese hibiscuselderflower roseRosa cymosaHibiscus rosa-sinensis
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