tea rose

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

   SynonymsRosa odorata

   Broaderrose

Questions about tea rose

What does tea rose mean?

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

What is another word for tea rose?

Close synonyms include Rosa odorata. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is tea rose a common word?

tea rose is banded "Uncommon" — turns up in careful writing rather than conversation. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.