Scotch rose
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of Scotch rose
First recorded in 1725–35
Example Sentences
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I saw the first rose of the season, a white Scotch rose; things will soon be in full bloom.
From New York Times • May 3, 2011
This month, making his annual report for the twelve-month period ending March 31, Sir Robert said that overall exports of Scotch rose by 9,120,000 million gal., or 16%, to a total of 65,440,000 gal.
From Time Magazine Archive
The single Scotch rose was doubled, and yielded eight good varieties in nine or ten years.
From The Variation of Animals and Plants under Domestication — Volume 2 by Darwin, Charles
Professor Scotch rose from the hammock, asking the question in a bewildered manner.
From Frank Merriwell's Bravery by Standish, Burt L.
I worked a little while at my painting, and then Mary Channing came gliding in upon me, like a dream, with more flowers, the Scotch rose and many rare things among them.
From Memories of Hawthorne by Lathrop, Rose Hawthorne
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