a very fragrant rose
1rose — [[t]ro͟ʊz[/t]] ♦♦♦ roses 1) Rose is the past tense of rise. 2) N COUNT A rose is a flower, often with a pleasant smell, which grows on a bush with stems that have sharp points called thorns on them. She bent to pick a red rose. ...a bunch of… …
2rose — rose1 [rōz] n. [ME < OE < L rosa < Gr rhodon: see RHODA] 1. any of a genus (Rosa) of shrubs of the rose family, characterized by prickly stems, pinnate leaves, and fragrant flowers with five petals that are usually white, yellow, or,… …
3rose — rose1 roseless, adj. roselike, adj. /rohz/, n., adj., v., rosed, rosing. n. 1. any of the wild or cultivated, usually prickly stemmed, pinnate leaved, showy flowered shrubs of the genus Rosa. Cf. rose family. 2. any of various related or similar… …
4Rose — /rohz/, n. 1. Billy, 1899 1966, U.S. theatrical producer. 2. a female given name. * * * I Any of about 100 species in the genus Rosa (family Rosaceae) characterized by their beautiful, fragrant flowers. Rosa species are probably the most widely… …
5rosé — /roh zay /, n. a pink table wine in which the pale color is produced by removing the grape skins from the must before fermentation is completed. [1425 75; < F: lit., pink] * * * I Any of about 100 species in the genus Rosa (family Rosaceae)… …
6Rose — For other uses, see Rose (disambiguation). Rose …
7rose chestnut — noun handsome East Indian evergreen tree often planted as an ornamental for its fragrant white flowers that yield a perfume; source of very heavy hardwood used for railroad ties • Syn: ↑ironwood, ↑ironwood tree, ↑Mesua ferrea • Hypernyms: ↑tree • …
8Damask rose — Damask Dam ask, a. 1. Pertaining to, or originating at, the city of Damascus; resembling the products or manufactures of Damascus. [1913 Webster] 2. Having the color of the damask rose. [1913 Webster] But let concealment, like a worm i the bud,… …
9damask rose — noun large hardy very fragrant pink rose; cultivated in Asia Minor as source of attar of roses; parent of many hybrids • Syn: ↑summer damask rose, ↑Rosa damascena • Hypernyms: ↑rose, ↑rosebush …
10summer damask rose — noun large hardy very fragrant pink rose; cultivated in Asia Minor as source of attar of roses; parent of many hybrids • Syn: ↑damask rose, ↑Rosa damascena • Hypernyms: ↑rose, ↑rosebush …
