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*a rose is a ‘perennial flower shrub/vine’ of the genus “rosa“,
within the family “rosaceae”,
that contains over 100 species and comes in a variety of colors*
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(a rose is a woody perennial flowering plant of the genus rosa, in the family ‘rosaceae’, or the flower it bears)
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(there are over a hundred species and thousands of cultivars)
(they form a group of plants that can be erect shrubs, climbing or trailing with stems that are often armed with sharp prickles)
(flowers vary in size and shape and are usually large and showy, in colours ranging from white through yellows and reds)
(most species are native to ‘asia’, with smaller numbers native to ‘europe’, ‘north america’, and ‘northwestern africa’)
(species, cultivars and hybrids are all widely grown for their beauty and often are fragrant)
(roses have acquired cultural significance in many societies)
(‘rose plants’ range in size from compact, miniature roses, to climbers that can reach seven meters in height)
(different species hybridize easily, and this has been used in the development of the wide range of ‘garden roses’)
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(the name rose comes from ‘french’)
itself from Latin rosa,
which was perhaps borrowed from Oscan,
from Greek ΟΟδον rhΓ³don
(Aeolic Ξ²ΟΟδον wrΓ³don),
itself borrowed from Old Persian wrd- (wurdi),
related to
Avestan varΙΞ΄a,
Sogdian ward,
*parthian wΓ’r*
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