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tea rose
noun
, Horticulture.
- any of several cultivated varieties of roses having a scent resembling that of tea.
tea rose
noun
- any of several varieties of hybrid rose that are derived from Rosa odorata and have pink or yellow flowers with a scent resembling that of tea
- a yellowish-pink colour
- ( as adjective )
tea-rose walls
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Word History and Origins
Origin of tea rose1
First recorded in 1840–50
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Example Sentences
One morning I was watering the flowers in her window and I saw a cluster of buds, that were almost blown, on her tea rose.
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Grandmother, I said, there are some buds on your tea rose; itll be in bloom in a day or two.
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A York and Lancaster in her hair, a tea-rose in her bosom, and she was ready.
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Under her transparent skin a tea-rose pink came and went; under her grey eyes lay bluish shadows.
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Almia de Ponsett is the name of a beautiful new white tea-rose.
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