gallica rose

noun

gal·​li·​ca rose ˈga-li-kə 

variants or Gallica rose or gallica or Gallica

plural gallica roses or Gallica roses or gallicas or Gallicas

: a compact, fragrant, European rose (Rosa gallica) having usually pink, red, or crimson flowers that yield an oil used especially in perfumery : french rose see apothecary rose

Word History

Etymology

New Latin, feminine of Gallicus, Gallic, French, from Latin

First Known Use

1848, in the meaning defined above

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