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musk rose

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musk rose
n.
A prickly Mediterranean shrub (Rosa moschata) cultivated for its clustered, musk-scented white flowers.
musk rose
Noun
a Mediterranean rose, cultivated for its white musk-scented flowers
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Noun1.musk rose - rose native to Mediterranean region having curved or climbing branches and loose clusters of musky-scented flowers
Rosa moschata
rose, rosebush - any of many shrubs of the genus Rosa that bear roses
Translations
Spanish musk rose n (BOT) → rosa almizcleña
French musk rose n (Bot) → rose f muscade
German musk rose musk n → Moschusrose f
Italian musk rose n (BOT) → rosa muschiata
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says the Sergeant, fondling the Musk Rose with his lanky fingers, and speaking to it as if he was speaking to a child.
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