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damask rose

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noun

a fragrant, pink rose, Rosa damascena.

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Nearby words

damascene, damascenus, damascus, damascus steel, damask, damask rose, damastes, damasus i, damasus ii, dame, dame school

Origin of damask rose

First recorded in 1530–40
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Examples from the Web for damask rose

  • Thou eating canker-worm, that preyest upon the opening bud, and turnest the damask-rose into livid yellowness!

    Clarissa, Volume 6 (of 9)|Samuel Richardson

British Dictionary definitions for damask rose

damask rose

noun

a rose, Rosa damascena, native to Asia and cultivated for its pink or red fragrant flowers, which are used to make the perfume attar

Word Origin for damask rose

C16: from Medieval Latin rosa damascēna rose of Damascus
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