The name rose comes from French, which comes from the Latin rosa

. While a popular flower for it's many uses, as shown below, it is the beauty of the rose and its symbolism as a flower of love that make it such a popular tattoo design

. The species form a group of erect shrubs, and climbing or trailing plants, with stems that are often armed with sharp prickles

. Most are native to Asia, with smaller numbers of species native to North America, Europe and northwest Africa

. The flowers of most species of roses have five petals

. Each petal is divided into two distinct lobes and is usually white or pink, though in a few species yellow or red

. Beneath the petals are five sepals

. These may be long enough to be visible when viewed from above and appear as green points alternating with the rounded petals

. The species form a group of erect shrubs, and climbing or trailing plants, with stems that are often armed with sharp prickles

. Most are native to Asia, with smaller numbers of species native to North America, Europe and northwest Africa

. The plant's fleshy edible fruit, which ripens in the late summer through autumn,is called a rose hip

. Rose plants range in size from compact, miniature roses, to climbers that can reach 22 feet in height

. Species from different parts of the world easily hybridize, which has produced the many types of garden roses

. Attar of rose is the steam-extracted essential oil from rose flowers that has been used in perfumes for centuries

. Rose water, made from the rose oil, is widely used in Asian and Middle Eastern cuisine

. The French are known for their rose syrup, most commonly made from the extract of rose petals

. In the United States, this French rose syrup is used to make rose scones and marshmallows

. Rose hips are occasionally made into jam, jelly, and marmalade, or are brewed for tea, primarily for their high vitamin C content

. They are also pressed and filtered to make rose hip syrup

. Rose hips are also used to produce Rose hip seed oil, which is used in skin products and some makeup products

. The leaves of most species are 2-6 inches long

. The vast majority of roses are deciduous but a few (particularly in South east Asia) are evergreen or nearly so

. The flowers of most species of roses have five petals

. Each petal is divided into two distinct lobes and is usually white or pink, though in a few species yellow or red

. Rose thorns are actually prickles - outgrowths of the epidermis

. While the sharp objects along a rose stem are commonly called "thorns", they are actually prickles - outgrowths of the epidermis

. While its many uses make it a popular flower it is the beauty of the rose and its symbolism as a flower of love that make it such a popular tattoo design

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