| 词汇 | blushing thigh of the aroused nymph |
| 词源 | blushing thigh of the aroused nymph. The French gave this sensuous, poetic name (la cuisse de nymphe ému) to a double pink alba rose developed in France in 1797. According to rosa- rian Stephen Scanniello (see yellow rose of texas), the name was too daring for English gardeners who imported the lovely fragrant rose, so they bowdlerized it to “Great Maiden’s Blush.” |
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