A '''rose''' is either a thorny, flowering shrub or the [[flower]] of that shrub. The [[leaf|leaves]] are pinnately compound, having pairs of leaflets along an axis with a single leaflet at the end. Many cultivated varieties have double flowers. Roses are used as ornamental plants in gardens and for cut flowers and rose [[oil]].
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A '''rose''' is either a thorny, flowering [[shrub]] or the [[flower]] of that shrub. The [[leaf|leaves]] are pinnately compound, having pairs of leaflets along an axis with a single leaflet at the end. Many cultivated varieties have double flowers. Roses are used as ornamental plants in gardens and for cut flowers and rose [[oil]].
==References==
==References==
*[http://www.ars.org/About_Roses/botany.html Botany of Roses], from the American Rose Society
*[http://www.ars.org/About_Roses/botany.html Botany of Roses], from the American Rose Society