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tea rose

American  

noun

Horticulture.
  1. any of several cultivated varieties of roses having a scent resembling that of tea.


tea rose British  

noun

  1. any of several varieties of hybrid rose that are derived from Rosa odorata and have pink or yellow flowers with a scent resembling that of tea

    1. a yellowish-pink colour

    2. ( as adjective )

      tea-rose walls

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

Etymology

Origin of tea rose

First recorded in 1840–50

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Only about 2,000 of the hybrid tea rose bushes, dubbed Barbra’s Baby, are available so far.

From Los Angeles Times Mar. 25, 2025

Prices for black tea rose 4% and toilet paper increased by 3%.

From BBC Mar. 24, 2022

The company noted that sales of food, ice cream and tea rose as people spent more time at home.

From Washington Times Jul. 23, 2020

Shares of Teavana, which sells tea, rose 28 percent to $12.97 in afternoon trade on the New York Stock Exchange before being halted.

From Reuters Nov. 14, 2012

With the delicate color in her soft cheeks, she looked like a fading tea rose.

From Honey-Sweet by Turpin, Edna Henry Lee

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