bourbon rose


noun
  1. a hybrid rose, Rosa borboniana, having dark, carmine-colored flowers, cultivated in many horticultural varieties.

Origin of bourbon rose

1
First recorded in 1835–45

Words Nearby bourbon rose

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How to use bourbon rose in a sentence

  • The bourbon rose has also qualities which make many varieties favorites.

    Parsons on the Rose | Samuel Browne Parsons
  • Souvenir de la Malmaison (bourbon rose), with thirty expanded flowers, the largest more than five inches in diameter.

    The Book of Roses | Francis Parkman
  • A pure white and true bourbon rose ought to be the object: therefore it should not be hybridized with any other species.

    The Book of Roses | Francis Parkman