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cabbage rose

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cabbage rose

–noun
a rose, Rosa centifolia, having large and fragrant pink flowers, cultivated in many varieties.

Origin:
1755–65
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cabbage rose  
n.  A coarse prickly shrub (Rosa centifolia) native to the Caucasus, having fragrant, pink, double-petaled flowers and widely cultivated as a source of attar of roses.
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