coffee rose
Học thuậtThân thiện
Definition
- Noun:
- A tropical shrub: A plant species characterized by glossy foliage and fragrant flowers that bloom at night. The flowers typically have crimped or wavy petals. Its native range is from northern India to Thailand.
- A color: A shade resembling the color of coffee with milk; a light brownish-pink tone.
Usage Examples
- Noun (Plant):
- The garden featured a beautiful coffee rose with intoxicating evening fragrance.
- Botanists study the coffee rose for its unique nocturnal blooming cycle.
- Noun (Color):
- She painted the walls a warm coffee rose.
- The bridesmaids' dresses were in a soft coffee rose hue.
Advanced Usage
- As a modifier: The term can be used adjectivally to describe other nouns.
- They chose a coffee-rose satin for the drapes. (Note: Often hyphenated when used as a compound modifier before a noun.)
Variants and Related Words
- Crape jasmine: A common name for a related or similar plant (), which also has fragrant flowers and glossy leaves.
- Moonbeam: A poetic term sometimes associated with night-blooming, fragrant flowers.
Synonyms
- Botanical context: Night-blooming jasmine, crape jasmine.
- Color context: Dusty rose, mauve, taupe.
Related Phrases
- In full bloom: A phrase applicable to the flowering state of the plant.
- The coffee rose is spectacular when it is in full bloom at dusk.
Related Idioms
- No rose without a thorn: While not containing the exact phrase "coffee rose," this idiom about things having drawbacks can be conceptually linked to the beauty of the rose-like flower.
- The coffee rose is beautiful but requires careful tending—a reminder that there's no rose without a thorn.
Noun
- tropical shrub having glossy foliage and fragrant nocturnal flowers with crimped or wavy corollas; northern India to Thailand