dogrose

dogrose
dog rose n.
A prickly wild rose (Rosa canina) native to Europe and naturalized in eastern North America, having fragrant pink or white flowers.
  [Translation of Medieval Latin rosa canīna: rosa, rose + canīna, feminine of canīnus, of a dog.]

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