damask rose

American  

noun

1. a fragrant, pink rose, Rosa damascena.

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damask rose British  

noun

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

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Etymology

Origin of damask rose

First recorded in 1530–40

Example Sentences

Come spring, a blanket of velvety pink damask rose blossoms shroud the hills with their romantic scent.

From Time • Oct. 13, 2017

My grandmother also brought her mother’s fragrant damask rose to this farm.

From Washington Post • Jun. 30, 2015

The Indian poui, with its saffron-colored flowers, was strikingly conspicuous, and there too was that pleasant little favorite, the damask rose.

From Due South or Cuba Past and Present by Ballou, Maturin Murray

It was soft and full and bright—he had the same pleasure in handling it that he would have felt in touching a damask rose.

From The Long Roll by Johnston, Mary

Yet think me not thus dazzled by the flow Of golden locks, or damask rose; more rare The heartfelt beauties of my foreign fair!

From The Romance of Biography (Vol 1 of 2) or Memoirs of Women Loved and Celebrated by Poets, from the Days of the Troubadours to the Present Age. 3rd ed. 2 Vols. by Jameson, Mrs. (Anna)