bourbon rose
noun
a hybrid rose, Rosa borboniana, having dark, carmine-colored flowers, cultivated in many horticultural varieties.
Origin of bourbon rose
1First 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 ParsonsSouvenir de la Malmaison (bourbon rose), with thirty expanded flowers, the largest more than five inches in diameter.
The Book of Roses | Francis ParkmanA 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
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