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Meaning of monthly rose in English:

monthly rose

noun

historical

  • Any of several old roses with a remontant habit, especially (originally) Rosa× damascena var. semperflorens, (later) the China rose, R. chinensis, formerly supposed to flower every month.

Origin

Mid 17th century; earliest use found in John Evelyn (1620–1706), diarist and writer.