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American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition

  1. n. The aggregate fruit of the rose plant, consisting of several dry fruitlets enclosed by the enlarged, fleshy, usually red floral cup that is used for jelly or tea.

WordNet 3.0

  1. n. the fruit of a rose plant

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  • “PCA pHaze 25 ExLinea Peptide Smoothing Serum (quite a mouthful!) is one of the highest-end formulas—natural or otherwise—with acetyl hexapeptide (Argireline), cassia leaf extract, sodium hyaluronate phospholipids and ceramides (skin barrier builders), MSM (an anti-inflammatory form of healing sulfur), vitamin C, EGCG (a super-antioxidant from green tea), rose hip seed oil, tocotrienols (a superior form of vitamin E), sandalwood, and more.”

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  • “Other cold-pressed oils, such as antioxidant-rich rose hip and artic berry seed oils (including raspberry, cranberry, and sea buckthorn berry); sebumlike squalene (derived from olive oil); GLA-rich evening primrose and black currant seed oils; carrier oils, such as jojoba, sweet almond, and apricot kernel; and anti-inflammatory oils like St. John’s Wort oil, are the most commonly used, truly therapeutic oils.”

    Simon & Schuster: The Truth About Beauty

  • “Rose hip seed oil, and particularly Chilean rosa mosqueta rose hip seed oil, has been shown in some Chilean studies to reduce scarring.”

    Simon & Schuster: The Truth About Beauty

  • “Aubrey’s Seaware and Rosa Mosqueta cleansing cream is extremely luxurious for the price, with fine rose hip oil, seaweed, and non-GMO soy protein, and zero irritating synthetics.”

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  • “Lumessence moisturizer and eye cream from Aubrey Organics available at most health food stores contain dry skin delicacies like phospholipids, liposomes, hyaluronic acid, seaweed, rosa mosqueta rose hip seed oil, and proline at a price similar to creams that are all packaging and no substance.”

    Simon & Schuster: The Truth About Beauty

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  • ruzuzu I was always fond of those little lychee-flavored jellies that came in plastic cups, but they're a lot harder for me to find now. I also like nata de coco in my bubble tea. Apr 8, 2011

  • yarb What sort of cup do you use for your jelly? Apr 8, 2011

  • ruzuzu The American Heritage Dictionary tells us this is "the enlarged, fleshy, usually red floral cup that is used for jelly or tea." I'm ashamed to admit that I use a brown and white coffee cup for my tea. Apr 8, 2011

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