Cabbage-rose
a rose, Rosa centifolia, having large and fragrant pink flowers, cultivated in many varieties.
Historical Examples
Twos and Threes G. B. Stern
Twos and Threes G. B. Stern
Twos and Threes G. B. Stern
The Girls of Central High Gertrude W. Morrison
Fashion and Famine Ann S. Stephens
Johnny Ludlow, Second Series Mrs. Henry Wood
Twos and Threes G. B. Stern
The Melting of Molly Maria Thompson Daviess
The Melting of Molly Maria Thompson Daviess
noun
a rose, Rosa centifolia, with a round compact full-petalled head
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