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mus rose

mus rose

9.9
A rose with small white or pink flowers and a faint sweet smell
  • noun
  • Specialized
translation icon : rosa almizclera
  • She planted a mus rose near the window, filling the room with a subtle fragrance.

Examples

  • The mus rose is prized for its sweet scent in summer gardens.

  • Many old English gardens feature the mus rose among their historic plantings.

  • The mus rose blooms beautifully in spring.

  • Have you seen a mus rose before?

  • Many old English gardens feature the mus rose for its musk-scented leaves and delicate flowers.

  • She planted a mus rose in her garden, enjoying its sweet-smelling blooms during the warm months.

  • The mus rose is cherished by gardeners for its faint fragrance and lovely white or pink flowers.

Synonyms

musk rose
vsmus rose
  • UK
1 7.2

A climbing rose with loose clusters of small sweet smelling flowers

focuses on faint musk scent on leaves and white or pink flowers
Rosa moschata
vsmus rose
  • Specialized
9.5

A rose with climbing branches and musky white flowers

includes both white and pink flowers and faint leaf musk

Surface Forms

mus rose singular
mus roses plural

Morphology

Mus + rose

The element 'Mus' is a proper genus name (and not the adjective 'musk'), so knowing 'Mus' (a taxonomic rodent genus) plus 'rose' (the flower) does not transparently yield the botanical sense given. This is a specialized, possibly Latinized taxonomic or lexicalized name whose meaning is not derivable from ordinary constituent meanings, making it opaque to a B1 learner.

Etymology

Mus rose comes from the part mus, a word that points to the faint 'musk' smell of its leaves, and rose, the flower. Gardeners used that name because the plant has a soft 'musk' scent, so the name tells you it is a rose with a light, pleasant fragrance.