Definition of Rosa damascena

1. Noun. Large hardy very fragrant pink rose; cultivated in Asia Minor as source of attar of roses; parent of many hybrids.

Exact synonyms: Damask Rose, Summer Damask Rose
Generic synonyms: Rose, Rosebush

Lexicographical Neighbors of Rosa Damascena

Rorippa
Rorippa amphibia
Rorippa islandica
Rorippa nasturtium-aquaticum
Rorschach
Rorschach test
Rorschach tests
Rortyan
Rory
Ros
Rosa
Rosa Parks
Rosa banksia
Rosa canina
Rosa chinensis
Rosa damascena (current term)
Rosa eglanteria
Rosa laevigata
Rosa moschata
Rosa multiflora
Rosa odorata
Rosa pendulina
Rosa spithamaea
Rosaceae
Rosai-Dorman disease
Rosaleen
Rosalie
Rosalind
Rosaline
Rosalyn

Literary usage of Rosa damascena

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. The Rose Manual: Containing Accurate Descriptions of All the Finest by Robert Buist (1844)
"... and in proper bounds; they may in all other respects be treated as hardy roses. Rosa damascena. ..."

2. The Vegetable Materia Medica of Western India by William Dymock (1885)
"Rosa damascena. Killer, Law. Bos., t. 38. The petals, stamens and oil. Vernacular. ... Rosa damascena."

3. Penny Cyclopaedia of the Society for the Diffusion of Useful Knowledge by Charles Knight (1841)
"In hot countries a large quantity of volatile oil is elaborated by the flowers of this and several other species, such as the rosa moschata, rosa damascena, ..."

4. Flora Medica: Containing Coloured Delineations of the Various Medicinal by George Spratt (1830)
"We have reason to think that the Rosa damascena is often confounded with the Rosa Centifolia, and with that species which Miller calls the Provence rose, ..."

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