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ROSEBUD

Pronunciation (US):

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 I. (noun) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

(a literary reference to) a pretty young girl

Classified under:

Nouns denoting people

Hypernyms ("rosebud" is a kind of...):

fille; girl; miss; missy; young lady; young woman (a young female)

Domain category:

literature (creative writing of recognized artistic value)

Sense 2

Meaning:

The bud of a rose

Classified under:

Nouns denoting plants

Hypernyms ("rosebud" is a kind of...):

bud (a partially opened flower)

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