rosa canina

2 definitions found

rosa canina - Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 :

  Hip \Hip\, n. [OE. hepe, AS. he['o]pe; cf. OHG. hiufo a bramble
     bush.] (Bot.)
     The fruit of a rosebush, especially of the English dog-rose
     (Rosa canina); called also rose hip. [Written also hop,
     hep.]
     [1913 Webster]
  
     Hip tree (Bot.), the dog-rose.
        [1913 Webster]

rosa canina - WordNet (r) 2.1 (2005) :

  Rosa canina
      n 1: prickly wild rose with delicate pink or white scentless
           flowers; native to Europe [syn: dog rose, Rosa canina]