China rose
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English[edit]
Noun[edit]
China rose (plural China roses)
- A plant or flower of the repeat-blooming Chinese rose species Rosa chinensis.
- A plant or flower of one of the class of hybrids developed from Rosa chinensis.
- Synonym of elderflower rose, Rosa cymosa.
- Synonym of Chinese hibiscus, Hibiscus rosa-sinensis.
Synonyms[edit]
- (Rosa chinensis): Chinese rose, Bengal rose, china
References[edit]
- “China, n.¹ and adj.”, in OED Online
, Oxford, Oxfordshire: Oxford University Press, 1889.
