tea rose

noun

: a garden rose (Rosa odorata) of Chinese origin that includes several cultivars and is valued especially for its abundant large usually tea-scented blossoms compare hybrid tea rose

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The palette will range from plum, tea rose, gray, camel and tobacco to peacock blue, chocolate and ivory. Jean E. Palmieri, WWD, 17 Jan. 2025 Colorways include tea rose, sage, greige and black. Alexandra Pastore, WWD, 3 Sep. 2019

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First Known Use

1838, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of tea rose was in 1838

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“Tea rose.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/tea%20rose. Accessed 25 Mar. 2025.

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