Definition of Rosa odorata

1. Noun. Any of several hybrid bush roses derived from a tea-scented Chinese rose with pink or yellow flowers.

Exact synonyms: Tea Rose
Generic synonyms: Rose, Rosebush

Lexicographical Neighbors of Rosa Odorata

Rorschach test
Rorschach tests
Rortyan
Rory
Ros
Rosa
Rosa Parks
Rosa banksia
Rosa canina
Rosa chinensis
Rosa damascena
Rosa eglanteria
Rosa laevigata
Rosa moschata
Rosa multiflora
Rosa odorata (current term)
Rosa pendulina
Rosa spithamaea
Rosaceae
Rosai-Dorman disease
Rosaleen
Rosalie
Rosalind
Rosaline
Rosalyn
Rosamond
Rosamund
Rosanna
Rosanne
Roscian

Literary usage of Rosa odorata

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Manual of Roses: Comprising the Most Complete History of the Rose, Including by William Robert Prince (1846)
"THE original Rosa odorata, or Blush Tea Scented Rose, has long been a favorite. This pretty variation of the China Rose was imported from China into England ..."

2. The Rose Amateur's Guide by Thomas Rivers (1840)
"The original Rosa odorata, or Blush Tea- scented Rose, has long been a favourite. This pretty variation of the Chinese Rose was imported from China in 1810; ..."

3. The American Flower Garden Directory: Containing Practical Directions for by Robert Buist (1839)
"Rosa odorata OR TEA ROSE. The original Rosa odorata or tea rose, has been and will be a lasting favourite. It is supposed to have been imported from China ..."

4. The American Rose Annual by American Rose Society (1920)
"(Rehder & Wilson, from China, 1907.) 34, 36. ROSA MURIELS;, Species. (Rehder & Wilson, from China, 1910.) 34, 35. Rosa odorata ..."

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