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ROSA DAMASCENA
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Dictionary entry overview: What does Rosa damascena mean?
• ROSA DAMASCENA (noun)
The noun ROSA DAMASCENA has 1 sense:
1. large hardy very fragrant pink rose; cultivated in Asia Minor as source of attar of roses; parent of many hybrids
Familiarity information: ROSA DAMASCENA used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
Large hardy very fragrant pink rose; cultivated in Asia Minor as source of attar of roses; parent of many hybrids
Classified under:
Nouns denoting plants
Synonyms:
damask rose; Rosa damascena; summer damask rose
Hypernyms ("Rosa damascena" is a kind of...):
rose; rosebush (any of many shrubs of the genus Rosa that bear roses)
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