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prairie rose † 

• A pink climbing rose, Rosa setigera of the prairie (def. 2a).

  See also: prairie (def. 2a)  

  • 1910  Put me somewhere west of Selkirk
    When the prairie roses bloom
    Where you run clean out o' fences
    And a man has elbow room.
  • 1963  Later the hardy prairie rose makes its appearance and fills the air with its sweet scent.