damastroos
Dutch
Etymology
From damast 'Damascene' (from French damas, from Damas meaning and from French Damascus, the Syrian city) + roos 'rose'
Noun
damastroos f (plural damastrozen, diminutive damastroosje)
- (botany) The damask rose, Rosa damascena, a source of attar and major rose breeding ancestor, notably of hybrid perpetual roses
Related terms
- damasceren (verb)
- damast n
- Damascus, Damascener
- perkroos
- rozenwater n