damask rose

damask rose noun: a cultivated rose of the hybrid species Rosa × damascena, derived from Rosa gallica, Rosa moschata, and Rosa fedtschenkoana.

Noun (1)

damask rose (plural damask roses)

A cultivated rose of the hybrid species Rosa × damascena, derived from Rosa gallica, Rosa moschata, and Rosa fedtschenkoana.

Synonyms:

rose of Castile

Damask rose (plural Damask roses)

Alternative letter-case form of damask rose.
- Summer is literally breath-taking with the scent of Damask roses, but perhaps Christmas is its high time.1955 December, Lucy M[aria] Boston, “Christmas at ‘Green Knowe’”, in Jennie D[orothea] Lindquist, editor, The Horn Book Magazine of Books and Reading for Children and Young People, volume XXXI...
- ‘Celsiana’ is one of the Damask roses that forms a vigorous, upright bush 4 ft. or 5 ft. high, perfect for the back layer of a mixed flower border.1992 February, Liz Druitt, G[eorge] Michael Shoup, “Old European Roses”, in Landscaping with Antique Roses (A Fine Gardening Book), Newtown, Conn.: The Taunton Press, →ISBN, page 131, column 1

Rosa × damascena: وَرْد جُورِيّ ward jūriyy, وَرْدَة جُورِيَّة, جُورِيّ jūriyy

What does damask rose mean?: Damask rose means a cultivated rose of the hybrid species Rosa × damascena, derived from Rosa gallica, Rosa moschata, and Rosa fedtschenkoana.
What is damask rose in Arabic?: Damask rose in Arabic is وَرْد جُورِيّ (ward jūriyy), وَرْدَة جُورِيَّة, جُورِيّ (jūriyy). See Damask rose meaning in Arabic.
What part of speech is damask rose?: Damask rose is a noun.
What is the plural of damask rose?: The plural of damask rose is damask roses.

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