rose oil

[ rohz oil ]

noun

1. a pale yellow, green, or red, volatile, fragrant, sweet-tasting liquid, obtained by steam distillation from fresh roses, especially damask roses: used in flavoring and perfume.

Word History and Origins

Origin of rose oil¹

First recorded in 1835–45

Example Sentences

So Mr Jain decided to turn his roses into rose water and rose oil.

From BBC

It also carries aloe water, Nigerian hibiscus flower, rose oil and ylang-ylang oil to help hydrate the skin.

From Los Angeles Times

Ginkgo’s designers comb through a library of genes and pick out those that are known from previous observation or sequencing to produce the characteristics of rose oil.

From New York Times

Over the last year, Suzanne had regularly massaged her mother’s face and temples with rose oil.

From New York Times

Roses are everywhere—in Serafina’s name and the names of her daughter, Rosa, and her husband, Rosario, who combs rose oil into his hair and bears the titular tattoo on his chest.

From The New Yorker