moss rose
Americannoun
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a variety of rose, Rosa centrifolia muscosa, having a mosslike growth on the calyx and stem.
noun
Etymology
Origin of moss rose
First recorded in 1725–35
Example Sentences
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Like a modern-day alchemist, he counted drops of essential oils — oak moss, rose, sandalwood, sweet basil, rosemary and bergamot — into a glass beaker, occasionally pausing to contemplate his potion.
From New York Times • Mar. 6, 2014
Like many another businessman, 39-year-old Master Promoter Robert Lawver Smith scarcely knew a chrysanthemum from a moss rose.
From Time Magazine Archive
He stopped beside a large moss rose bush as he spoke.
From Bee and Butterfly A Tale of Two Cousins by Madison, Lucy Foster
In a few moments he rose, lifted the Book with tender homage, and laid it on a small table holding nothing but one white moss rose in a slender crystal vase.
From Playing With Fire by Barr, Amelia Edith Huddleston
A little cluster of moss rose buds on the left shoulder, and another in her belt, were all the ornaments she wore.
From The Old Countess; or, The Two Proposals by Stephens, Ann S. (Ann Sophia)
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