Hipe

Part of speech: verb, noun

Definitions

1. The small red berry-like fruit that forms on a rose bush after its flowers have faded
2. A fleshy, reddish seed case produced by a rose plant once its blossoms have dropped away
3. The rounded, usually scarlet fruit of a rose, rich in vitamin C and often used for tea or jam

Etymology: "Hipe" is an English word for the fruit of the rose, the red berry-like hip that forms after the petals fall. The word has no secure documented history that can be traced with confidence, so any account of its origin would have to rest on guesswork.

Synonyms: cheat, dupe, deceive, con