Definition of Rosa moschata

1. Noun. Rose native to Mediterranean region having curved or climbing branches and loose clusters of musky-scented flowers.

Exact synonyms: Musk Rose
Generic synonyms: Rose, Rosebush

Lexicographical Neighbors of Rosa Moschata

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

Literary usage of Rosa moschata

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)
"... they will grow magnificently in large pots and tubs, making a superb ornamental plant for placing in summer in any conspicuous situation. Rosa moschata. ..."

2. Catalogue of the Library of the Arnold Arboretum of Harvard University by Ethelyn Maria Tucker, Charles Sprague Sargent (1917)
"Sulla Rosa moschata MM. in Sicilia. [Messina. 1888-89.] R. nutkana Crepin, Frangois. Description d'une nouvelle espece de rose ..."

3. A Botanical Materia Medica by Jonathan Stokes (1812)
"ROSA moschata. Tube of the calyx ovate, ... ROSA moschata. Dale 293. Geoffr. suite ii. 235. R. moschata simplici flore. Chom. 13; suppl, 4. 2. ..."

4. Journal of Horticulture, Cottage Gardener and Home Farmer (1879)
"... the pollen of Rosa moschata of Jacquin. The plants thus raised had a habit and flowers peculiarly their own, quite distinct from anything to be found in ..."

5. Roses, Their History, Development and Cultivation by Joseph Hardwick Pemberton (1908)
"Throwing up suckers 3 or 4 feet from the centre it soon covers the surrounding space. Rosa moschata. 1762 (The Musk Rose) Section: ..."

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