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rose hip
noun
: the ripened usually red or orange accessory fruit of a rose that consists of a fleshy receptacle enclosing numerous achenes
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As the weather cools, often in October, stop cutting blooms and let rose hips form.
—Mary Marlowe Leverette, Southern Living, 11 Dec. 2024
The Spa Treatments like massages, scrubs, facials, and even manis and pedis are done in room, using natural, raw ingredients like jojoba, rose hip, and African potato.
—Nicole Trilivas, Travel + Leisure, 8 Dec. 2024
Featuring rose hip essence, the Cleansing Mousse retails for $32 and is formulated with ginger root extract and natural bisabolol, which reduces inflammation.
—Hannah Malach, WWD, 4 Nov. 2024
White grape juice, hibiscus flowers, orange peel, and rose hips complete the drink.
—Sarah Yang, Sunset Magazine, 9 Oct. 2024
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First Known Use
1857, in the meaning defined above
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“Rose hip.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/rose%20hip. Accessed 21 Dec. 2024.
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rose hip
noun
: the ripened usually red or orange fruit of a rose
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