Rosa damascena : Dictionary / Wörterbuch (BEOLINGUS, TU Chemnitz)

English Dictionary: Rosa damascena	by the DICT Development Group
2 results for Rosa damascena
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
Rosa damascena n large hardy very fragrant pink rose; cultivated in Asia Minor as source of attar of roses; parent of many hybrids Synonym(s): damask rose, summer damask rose, Rosa damascena
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Damask \Dam"ask\, a. 1. Pertaining to, or originating at, the city of Damascus; resembling the products or manufactures of Damascus. 2. Having the color of the damask rose. But let concealment, like a worm i' the bud, Feed on her damask cheek. --Shak. {Damask color}, a deep rose-color like that of the damask rose. {Damask plum}, a small dark-colored plum, generally called damson. {Damask rose} (Bot.), a large, pink, hardy, and very fragrant variety of rose ({Rosa damascena}) from Damascus. [bd]Damask roses have not been known in England above one hundred years.[b8] --Bacon. {Damask steel}, [or] {Damascus steel}, steel of the kind originally made at Damascus, famous for its hardness, and its beautiful texture, ornamented with waving lines; especially, that which is inlaid with damaskeening; -- formerly much valued for sword blades, from its great flexibility and tenacity.