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Damask rose

noun

Large hardy very fragrant pink rose; cultivated in Asia Minor as source of attar of roses; parent of many hybrids. Synonyms: Rosa damascena, summer damask rose.

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"Damask rose" Quotes from Famous Books

... throw its millions of starry blossoms in early spring over the moist ground, after the modest trailing arbutus, from its retreat beneath the hemlocks, had exhausted its sweet breath; here, later in the season, the wild columbine wondered at the neighborhood of the damask rose; here, in the warm days of summer, or in the delicious moonlight evenings, she loved to wander, either alone or with her father, in its ...

— The Lost Hunter - A Tale of Early Times • John Turvill Adams

... with tears on her check, sweetly blushing, like the damask rose wet with the dew of ...

— The Old English Baron • Clara Reeve

Words linked to "Damask rose" : rose, Rosa damascena, rosebush