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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.
Lexicographical Neighbors of Rosa Damascena
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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