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rugosa|ruːˈgəʊzə|
[L., fem. of rūgōsus (see rugose a.) and the specific epithet of Rosa rugosa (C. P. Thunberg Flora Japonica (1784) 213).]
A hardy shrub rose belonging to the species Rosa rugosa, or one of its varieties or hybrids, distinguished by dark green, wrinkled leaves and large, globular, orange-red hips. Also attrib.
1892W. Paul Contrib. Hort. Lit. 189 The Rugosa Rose. Where large showy Roses are valued these flowers will not fail to please. 1899T. W. Sanders Cultivated Roses 33 Madame Georges Bruant (hybrid rugosa). 1906Roses 121 Rugosas, owing to their very bushy growth, should be in separate beds. 192019th Cent. July 174 Roses innumerable—teas, chinas, rugosas, briars, and their hybrids—are asserting their decorative uses. 1943T. C. Mansfield Roses ii. 18 The rugosa hybrids make exceptionally fine hedges. 1962R. Page Educ. of Gardener vii. 209 The rugosa rose ‘Blanc Double de Coubert’ goes into every garden I make. 1977Vole No. 1. 34/3 The rugosas flower for weeks and have lovely hips. |