tea rose

noun

, Horticulture.

any of several cultivated varieties of roses having a scent resembling that of tea.

tea rose

any of several varieties of hybrid rose that are derived from Rosa odorata and have pink or yellow flowers with a scent resembling that of tea
1. a yellowish-pink colour
2. ( as adjective )
  tea-rose walls

First recorded in 1840–50

One morning I was watering the flowers in her window and I saw a cluster of buds, that were almost blown, on her tea rose.

Grandmother, I said, there are some buds on your tea rose; itll be in bloom in a day or two.

A York and Lancaster in her hair, a tea-rose in her bosom, and she was ready.

Under her transparent skin a tea-rose pink came and went; under her grey eyes lay bluish shadows.

Almia de Ponsett is the name of a beautiful new white tea-rose.

April 17, 2024axolotl

[ak-suh-lot-l ]

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