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Ruusu — meaning in English

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English meaning

  • rose noun A shrub or climbing plant, or its flower, prized for its fragrance and often thorny stems.
  • wildfire noun A large, fast-moving, uncontrolled fire, especially one burning through forest or grassland.

Senses

Ruusu is used for these senses in English:

  • Rose A en given name.
  • erysipelas (disease) An acute, sometimes recurrent febrile disease caused by infection of a hemolytic streptococcus, associated with intense edematous local inflammation of the skin and subcutaneous tissues, and marked by large raised red patches on the skin.
  • rose (countable, uncountable) A purplish-red or pink color, the color of some rose flowers.
  • wildfire (dermatology) A spreading disease of the skin, particularly erysipelas.

rose — full definition

  1. noun A shrub or climbing plant, or its flower, prized for its fragrance and often thorny stems.
  2. noun A deep pink or pinkish-red colour, named after the flower.
  3. noun A circular, many-pointed design or fitting, such as a compass rose or a shower rose.

wildfire — full definition

  1. noun A large, fast-moving, uncontrolled fire, especially one burning through forest or grassland.
  2. noun Anything, such as news or a rumour, that spreads extremely fast and is hard to stop.

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