Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- An order or other group of sclerodermatous stone-corals, exhibiting tetramerous arrangement of parts and a well-developed corallum, with true thecæ and generally septa and tabulæ; the rugose corals.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun plural (Paleon.) An extinct tribe of fossil corals, including numerous species, many of them of large size. They are characteristic of the Paleozoic formations. The radiating septs, when present, are usually in multiples of four. See
cyathophylloid .
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Examples
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As for roses, I my white rugosa just started blooming this week.
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Some time in the past all outward growing branches of the Rosa rugosa have been severely pruned.
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Old-fashioned, or heritage, roses are direct descendants of the original species roses -- such as alba, damask, moss and rugosa -- and are recognized by the American Rose Society as those grown before 1867, the year the first hybrid tea was launched.
The temperamental rose offers rewards in color, fragrance and luxuriance 2010
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She shared her longings for salt myrtle, buckthorn, and the double pink blossoms of Rosa rugosa.
Sea Escape Lynne Griffin 2010
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She shared her longings for salt myrtle, buckthorn, and the double pink blossoms of Rosa rugosa.
Sea Escape Lynne Griffin 2010
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For respite, we walk the beach and cycle the coastal path in search of cold beer and ice-cream, past the glimmering buttercup meadows dotted with orchids and the poppy and cornflower coloured barley fields, through the rugosa clumps to the harbour.
Midsummer murder 2010
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Some of them are truly wild roses, native to the area, but many of them are the beloved Rosa rugosa, native to Japan and Korea but long grown here for their rugged beauty and resistance to pests and diseases.
DSH Perfumes Part Four: Roses and Resins Marina Geigert 2009
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I so missed the beach this year that I planted a white rugosa so I could at least smell that familiar beach rose smell, and watch the tomatoey hips ripen over the weeks.
Postcard : Ange Mlinko : Harriet the Blog : The Poetry Foundation 2007
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I so missed the beach this year that I planted a white rugosa so I could at least smell that familiar beach rose smell, and watch the tomatoey hips ripen over the weeks.
2007 August : Harriet the Blog : The Poetry Foundation - Part 2 2007
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Thanks, whiterosebuddy,,,, by the way there's a white rugosa rose bush blooming a full tilt right outside by window as I type.
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