old rose

English

Noun

old rose (plural old roses)

  1. (horticulture) A rose belonging to any of the classes of cultivated roses in existence before the hybrid tea roses were developed.
    Hyponyms: alba, apothecary rose, Bourbon rose, cabbage rose, centifolia, China rose, damask, gallica, hybrid perpetual, moss rose, noisette, Portland rose, rosa mundi, tea rose
  2. Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see old,‎ rose.

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