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tea rose

noun · 4 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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noun

Meaning 1

A plant of a Chinese rose species with tea-scented flowers, Rosa odorata.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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Meaning 2

A flower from such a plant.

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noun

Meaning 3

A plant of one of the classes of hybrid roses developed from Rosa odorata, usually including crosses with the repeat-blooming China rose, Rosa chinensis in their ancestry.

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noun

Meaning 4

any of several hybrid bush roses derived from a tea-scented Chinese rose with pink or yellow flowers

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: Rosa odorata

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Broader terms: rose, rosebush

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Translations

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  • Irish: taerós — Rosa odorata