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rose hip ExamplesWord Origin noun
- hip2.
Origin of rose hip First recorded in 1855–60 Examples from the Web for rose hip Historical Examples of rose hip
The lap-board was strewn with stems and husks and some of the rose-hip contents.
George Madden Martin
The fruit, which is about the size of a small pea, is crowned by the remains of the calyx, like a rose-hip.
Field Book of Western Wild Flowers
Margaret Armstrong