rose hip

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rose hip

A gardener collects ripe rose hips from a thorny bush.

Definition

Noun: - The fruit of a rose plant: A rose hip is the small, round, and typically red or orange fruit that develops on a rose plant after the flower has been pollinated and its petals have fallen off. It is also known as a rose haw.

Usage

Rose hips are the seed-containing structures produced by rose plants. They are often used in food, beverages, and herbal remedies. - After the roses bloomed and the petals fell, the bush was covered in bright red rose hips. - Rose hip tea is popular for its high vitamin C content.

Advanced Usage
  • Botanical Context: In botanical terms, the rose hip is classified as an accessory fruit, specifically a type of hypanthium or false fruit, as it forms from parts of the flower other than the ovary.
    • The rose hip, while often called a fruit, is technically an aggregate of achenes surrounded by a fleshy hypanthium.
Variants and Related Words
  • Rose haw: A less common synonym for rose hip.
    • The forager collected rose haws to make jelly.
Synonyms
  • Hip: A common shortened form.
    • The recipe simply calls for wild rose hips.
rose hip

A gardener collects ripe rose hips from a thorny bush.

Noun
  1. the fruit of a rose plant

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