damask rose
noun
a fragrant, pink rose, Rosa damascena.
Origin of damask rose
First recorded in 1530–40
Words nearby damask rose
damascene,
damascenus,
damascus,
damascus steel,
damask,
damask rose,
damastes,
damasus i,
damasus ii,
dame,
dame school
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