tea rose (redirected from tea roses)

tea rose

n.

1. Any of several cultivated roses derived from Rosa odorata, native to China, having fragrant yellowish or pink flowers.

2. Any of a group of roses introduced into cultivation prior to 1867 and having relatively few thorns, glossy leaves, and open, cup-shaped flowers that bloom nearly year-round.

3. A pale to strong yellowish pink.

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tea rose

n

1. (Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Plants) 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

2. (Fine Arts & Visual Arts / Colours)

a.  a yellowish-pink colour

b.  (as adjective) tea-rose walls

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Noun

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tea rose - any of several hybrid bush roses derived from a tea-scented Chinese rose with pink or yellow flowers Rosa odorata rose, rosebush - any of many shrubs of the genus Rosa that bear roses