rose oil

noun

a pale yellow, green, or red, volatile, fragrant, sweet-tasting liquid, obtained by steam distillation from fresh roses, especially damask roses: used in flavoring and perfume.

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Nearby words

rose noble, rose of china, rose of heaven, rose of jericho, rose of sharon, rose oil, rose pink, rose pogonia, rose quartz, rose spots, rose topaz

Origin of rose oil

First recorded in 1835–45

Also called attar of roses, otto of roses.

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