- tea rose
- noun Date: 1838 a garden bush rose (Rosa odorata) of Chinese origin that includes several cultivars and is valued especially for its abundant large usually tea-scented blossoms — compare hybrid tea rose
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tea rose
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Tea rose — Tea Tea (t[=e]), n. [Chin. tsh[=a], Prov. Chin. te: cf. F. th[ e].] 1. The prepared leaves of a shrub, or small tree ({Thea Chinensis} or {Camellia Chinensis}). The shrub is a native of China, but has been introduced to some extent into some… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
tea-rose — 1825, from TEA (Cf. tea) + ROSE (Cf. rose) (n.); so called because it has a scent supposed to resemble that of tea … Etymology dictionary
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tea rose — ► NOUN ▪ a garden rose having flowers that are pale yellow tinged with pink, and a delicate scent resembling that of tea … English terms dictionary
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tea-rose pink — noun see tea rose 2 … Useful english dictionary
tea rose — noun any of several hybrid bush roses derived from a tea scented Chinese rose with pink or yellow flowers • Syn: ↑Rosa odorata • Hypernyms: ↑rose, ↑rosebush … Useful english dictionary
tea rose — noun a garden rose with flowers that are typically pale yellow with a pink tinge and have a delicate scent resembling that of tea. [Cultivars of the Chinese hybrid Rosa × odorata.] … English new terms dictionary
tea rose — Hort. any of several cultivated varieties of roses having a scent resembling that of tea. [1840 50] * * * … Universalium
