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Rosa

Rosa

A genus of plants including the roses (family Rosaceae); several varieties are the sources of rose oil: rosa alba, cottage rose; Rosa centifolia, the pale rose or cabbage rose (source of official rose oil); Rosa damascena, damask rose; and Rosa gallica, red rose or french rose.

Origin: L. Rose


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