Definition of Gallica

1. a European rose [n -S]

Lexicographical Neighbors of Gallica

galley-worm
galley proof
galley slave
galley slaves
galleys
gallflies
gallfly
galliard
galliardise
galliardness
galliards
gallic
gallic acid
gallica (current term)
gallican
gallicanism
gallicas
gallicise
gallicised
gallicises
gallicising
gallicism
gallicisms
gallicization
gallicizations
gallicize
gallicized
gallicizes

Literary usage of Gallica

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

1. Notes and Queries by Martim de Albuquerque (1873)
"On the same page will be found the Rosa gallica (red rose or la rose de ... as well as B. gallica (“ the French or red rose “) is a red-flowered species. ..."

2. The Essentials of Materia Medica, and Therapeutics by Alfred Baring Garrod (1865)
"Rosa gallica. Red Rose Petals. The fresh and dried petals of the unblown flower of Rosa gallica, the Red or French Rose; [The petals of Rosa gallica. ..."

3. A Guide to therapeutics and materia medica by Robert Farquharson, Frank Woodbury (1882)
"The petals of Rosa centifolia, US Rosa gallica. The petals of Rosa gallica, US Oleum Rosee. The volatile oil obtained from the petals of Rosa centifolia, ..."

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