damask rose


noun

a fragrant, pink rose, Rosa damascena.

Origin of damask rose

First recorded in 1530–40

Example sentences from the Web for damask rose

  • Thou eating canker-worm, that preyest upon the opening bud, and turnest the damask-rose into livid yellowness!

    Clarissa, Volume 6 (of 9) |Samuel Richardson

British Dictionary definitions for damask rose

damask rose

noun

a rose, Rosa damascena, native to Asia and cultivated for its pink or red fragrant flowers, which are used to make the perfume attar

Word Origin for damask rose

C16: from Medieval Latin rosa damascēna rose of Damascus