musk rose

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noun

a rose, Rosa moschata, of the Mediterranean region, having white, musk-scented flowers.

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Origin of musk rose

First recorded in 1570–80

Words nearby musk rose

Muskogee, musk orchid, muskox, musk plant, muskrat, musk rose, musk thistle, musk turtle, musky, Muslem, Muslim

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How to use musk rose in a sentence

Here's the white musk rose, Mr. Betteredge—our old English rose holding up its head along with the best and the newest of them.
The Moonstone|Wilkie Collins
He became a trifle less dreary; and he looked much as he had looked when he noticed the white musk rose in the flower-garden.
The Moonstone|Wilkie Collins
Seeds of this tree were sent to Paris and produced the common Musk Rose.
Parsons on the Rose|Samuel Browne Parsons
Oh, a musk rose, Mr. Ewing; you know what a musk rose means!
Miss Sarah Jack, of Spanish Town, Jamaica|Anthony Trollope

Finally, she sat on a moss-bank, reached and took a musk-rose on her palm, and looked hopelessly at it.
The Purple Cloud|M.P. Shiel

British Dictionary definitions for musk rose

musk rose

noun

a prickly shrubby Mediterranean rose, Rosa moschata, cultivated for its white musk-scented flowers

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