Meaning of damask rose | Babel Free

Definitions

1. A cultivated rose of the hybrid species Rosa × damascena, derived from Rosa gallica, Rosa moschata, and Rosa fedtschenkoana.
2. Alternative letter-case form of damask rose.
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Examples

“Summer is literally breath-taking with the scent of Damask roses, but perhaps Christmas is its high time.”

“‘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.”

“Stone pavilions striped in ochre, black and terracotta sheltered beneath mulberry trees, rock and leaf shadows, reflected in the uisge of tiny lochs, danced in the House of Joy that was the garden scent of Damask roses, […]”

“The scent of Damask roses drifted in from his gardens on the warm air.”

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