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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]]. | 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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*[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 | ||
[[Category:Botany]] | [[Category:Botany]] | ||
Revision as of 16:00, August 11, 2008
A rose is either a thorny, flowering shrub or the flower of that shrub. The 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
- Botany of Roses, from the American Rose Society