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Meaning of Zéphirine Drouhin in English:

Zéphirine Drouhin

noun

(also Zephirine Drouhin)

  • A variety of thornless climbing Bourbon rose having fragrant pink flowers, first introduced in France in 1868.

Pronunciation

Zéphirine Drouhin

/ˌzeɪfɪriːn ˈdruːã/ /ˌzɛfɪriːn ˈdruːã/

Origin

Early 20th century; earliest use found in Journal of the Royal Horticultural Society. From French Zéphirine Drouhin from Zéphirine Drouhin, the name of the wife of a rose-lover from Semur-en-Auxois (department of Côte-d'Or).