rose hip

noun

: the ripened usually red or orange accessory fruit of a rose that consists of a fleshy receptacle enclosing numerous achenes

Examples of rose hip in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Like many invasive species with enticing berries and fruit, multiflora rose has since been spread widely across the state by hungry birds who nip at the plant's leathery rose hips, fly away with pieces and strew them miles away. —Sophie Hartley, IndyStar, 24 Dec. 2025

Allowing the flowers to form rose hips also encourages the plants to enter dormancy. —Brandee Gruener, Southern Living, 12 Dec. 2025

Among the more unique menu options on offer are various milk teas in honey oolong and winter melon flavors, fruit drinks like rose hip lemonade and lychee punch, and slushies in flavors like mango and s’mores. —Kate Bradshaw, Mercury News, 23 Oct. 2025

Sweet almond, cucumber, rice bran, broccoli, and rose hip oils work together to give your skin the radiant glow of someone who gets their daily servings of veggies. —Lily Wohlner, Allure, 8 Oct. 2025

Word History

First Known Use

1857, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for rose hip

• authorship
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• fingertip

Kids Definition

rose hip

noun

: the ripened usually red or orange fruit of a rose