The Collaborative International Dictionary
Provence rose
Provence rose \Prov"ence rose`\ [Provence the place + rose.]
The cabbage rose ( Rosa centifolia).
A name of many kinds of roses which are hybrids of Rosa centifolia and Rosa Gallica.
Usage examples of "provence rose".
Adam was wise enough to choose a compact Provence rose that peeped out half-smothered by its flaunting scentless neighbours, and held it in his hand--he thought he should be more at ease holding something in his hand--as he walked on to the far end of the garden, where he remembered there was the largest row of currant-trees, not far off from the great yew-tree arbour.