Riddle

Though my beauty is becoming I can hurt you just the same; I come in many colors; I am what I am by any other name.

Choose an answer

A.A tulip
B.A cactus
C.A thistle
D.A rose
Hint: It's a 2-word phrase with 5 letters, starting with "A".

Answer

A rose

Why this is the answer

A rose is beautiful but its thorns can prick you, it blooms in many colors, and the riddle nods to Shakespeare's famous line that a rose "by any other name would smell as sweet."

This riddle is filed under Rhyming Riddles and rated Easy.

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