passe-rose

See also: pâsse-rose

French

Etymology

Secondary to passe-fleur, and parallelly to it from Medieval Latin rosa passiōnis.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /pa.sʁoz/ ~ /pɑ.sʁoz/
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Noun

passe-rose f (plural passe-roses) (obsolete)

  1. common hollyhock (Alcea rosea)
  2. rose campion (Silene coronaria syn. Lychnis coronaria)

Further reading

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