Zéphirine Drouhin, n.

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# Zéphirine Drouhinnoun

## Earlier version

- Zéphirine Drouhin in OED Second Edition (1989)

## Factsheet

### What does the noun Zéphirine Drouhin mean?

There is one meaning in OED's entry for the noun Zéphirine Drouhin. See ‘Meaning & use’ for definition, usage, and quotation evidence.

### How is the noun Zéphirine Drouhin pronounced?

#### British English

/ˌzeɪfᵻriːn ˈdruːã/
zay-fuh-reen DROO-a(ng)
/ˌzɛfᵻriːn ˈdruːã/
zeff-uh-reen DROO-a(ng)

#### U.S. English

/ˌzɛfəˌrin ˌdruˈæn/
zeff-uh-reen droo-AN

### Where does the noun Zéphirine Drouhin come from?

Earliest known use

1900s

The earliest known use of the noun Zéphirine Drouhin is in the 1900s.

OED's earliest evidence for Zéphirine Drouhin is from 1901, in Journal of Royal Horticultural Society.

Zéphirine Drouhin is a borrowing from French.

Etymons: French Zéphirine Drouhin.

### Nearby entries

1. zenzizenzizenzic, n. 1557–1690
2. zeolite, n. 1770–
3. zeolitic, adj. 1782–
4. zeolitical, adj. 1788–
5. zeolitically, adv. 1926–
6. zeolitiform, adj. 1788–
7. zeolitization, n. 1879–
8. zeolitize, v. 1881–
9. zeolitized, adj. 1888–
10. Zephiran, n. 1935–
11. Zéphirine Drouhin, n.1901–
12. zephyr, n. Old English–
13. zephyr, v. 1829–
14. zephyranth, n. 1845–
15. zephyranthes, n. 1821–
16. zephyrean, adj. 1793–
17. zephyret, n. 1777–1881
18. zephyr flower, n.?1829–
19. zephyr-gale, n. 1596–1901
20. zephyrian, adj. 1661–
21. zephyrine, adj. & n. 1819–

## Etymology

### Summary

A borrowing from French.
Etymon: French Zéphirine Drouhin.
< French Zéphirine Drouhin (1868) < Zéphirine Drouhin, the name of the wife of a rose-lover from Semur-en-Auxois (department of Côte-d'Or).

## Meaning & use

1. 1901–
   A variety of thornless climbing Bourbon rose having fragrant pink flowers, first introduced in France in 1868.
   1. 1901

      > Rose ‘Zéphirine Drouhin’.

      Journal of Royal Horticultural Society vol. 26 578 (heading)
   2. 1931

      > The old thornless Rose (Zéphirine Drouhin) makes an excellent bush, and its lovely, fragrant blooms of soft rose-colour..are freely produced for weeks together.

      H. H. Thomas, Rose Book viii. 72
   3. 1940

      > Do you know the name of this rose? It is Zephyrine Droughin [sic].

      A. Christie, Sad Cypress ii. xii. 193
   4. 1983

      > Zephirine Drouhin is a fragrant climber with cerise-pink semi-double flowers and is thornless.

      Woman's Journal January 85/2
   5. 2015

      > Climbing rose Zéphirine Drouhin will make a superb investment, with the potential of 20-30 years of gardening pleasure.

      Sunday Express Magazine (Nexis) 29 March 51
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   1. summer rose a1456–
      a. (Also in form summer's rose) a rose blooming in the summer; also figurative; b. (also summer rose pear) a variety of pear having an…
   2. French rose 1538–
      Any of numerous varieties of the southern and central European rose Rosa gallica, formerly used medicinally and now chiefly cultivated for its…
   3. damask rose?a1547–
      attributive. = Made at or brought from Damascus, as damask blade, damask sword, etc. (see III.7); damask… A species or variety of rose, supposed to…
   4. musk rose 1559–
      An autumn-flowering, climbing garden rose, Rosa moschata (not known for certain to exist in the wild), with large white musk-scented flowers growing…
   5. province 1562–
      In full province rose. = Provence rose, n. Now rare.
   6. winter rose 1577–
      †a. The common hollyhock, Alcea rosea (obsolete); b. a rose blooming in winter (cf. winter, n.¹ compounds C.1a.i); c. a hellebore (genus Helleborus)…
   7. rose of Provence 1597–
      = Provence rose, n.
   8. velvet rose 1597–
      A variety of rose with velvety petals.
   9. damasine-rose 1607
      = damask rose n. at damask, n. & adj.I.2d.
   10. Provence rose 1614–
       Any of various forms of the cabbage rose, Rosa × centifolia; (also) a flower of such a plant; cf. earlier province rose at province, n. I.5.
   11. apple rose 1629–
       The rose Rosa villosa, which has apple-scented blue-green foliage, pink flowers, and large hips.
   12. blush-rose 1629–
       A variety of rose of a very delicate pink; also attributive or as adj.
   13. maiden's blush 1648–
       In full maiden's blush rose. An old rose of the Rosa × alba group with delicate pink flowers. Cf. maiden-blush rose, n., blush-rose, n.
   14. monthly rose tree 1664
       = monthly rose, n.
   15. evergreen rose 1665–
       Any of several roses which have leaves that typically remain on the plant into the winter and are widely cultivated as garden plants; spec. Rosa se…
   16. Provins a1678–
       In full Provins rose. A cultivated rose, Rosa gallica ‘Officinalis’, with fragrant, red, semi-double flowers. Later also: any of various other R. g…
   17. York and Lancaster rose 1688
       Pertaining to the royal house of York; spec. = Yorkist, n. 1b.
   18. cinnamon rose 1699–
       A species of rose (R. cinnamomea).
   19. muscat rose 1707
       The musk rose, Rosa moschata.
   20. cabbage rose 1727–
       A cultivated hybrid rose, Rosa × centifolia, having large fragrant, globular flowers with many overlapping petals; (also) a flower of such a plant…
   21. union rose 1771–
       a. English History a representation of a rose consisting of the red rose of the House of Lancaster encircling the white rose of the House of York; =…
   22. old-fashioned rose 1773–
       = old rose, n.² 1.
   23. China rose 1777
       In the names of plants native to or associated with China. See also China orange, n., China root, n. 1. (a) Any of several hibiscus plants, esp.…
   24. moss rose 1777–
       A cultivar of the Provence (cabbage) rose, Rosa centifolia, with a mosslike covering of glands on the calyx and pedicel.
   25. swamp rose 1785–
       Rosa carolina (Treas. Bot. 1866); also, another wild North American rose, Rosa palustris.
   26. field rose 1796–
       A European wild rose, Rosa arvensis, with scented white flowers and a scrambling growth habit.
   27. alba 1797–
       More fully alba rose. A shrub rose derived from Rosa × alba (an old white garden rose now thought to be a hybrid), distinguished by grey-green…
   28. Cherokee rose 1804–
       A climbing rose native to Southeast Asia and naturalized in the southeastern United States, Rosa laevigata, having fragrant white flowers, hooked…
   29. Macartney rose 1811–
       An evergreen white-flowered climbing rose, Rosa bracteata, native to China and Taiwan, which was introduced to Britain in 1793 by Lord Macartney.
   30. shepherd's rose 1818–
       ? some species of rose growing in hedges.
   31. multiflora 1820–
       In full multiflora rose. A Japanese rose, Rosa multiflora, with clusters of white or pink flowers; any of the cultivated varieties developed from…
   32. prairie rose 1822–
       Any of several North American roses; esp. the climbing rose, Rosa setigera.
   33. Boursault 1826–
       More fully Boursalt rose. A species of climbing rose originating from the Alpine rose (Rosa alpina), introduced in 1683; also, a rose of this species.
   34. Banksian rose 1827–
       A climbing rose native to China, Rosa banksiae, having evergreen foliage, (usually) almost thornless stems, and clusters of small flowers which may…
   35. maiden rose 1827–
       = maiden's blush, n. 2a.
   36. hybrid China 1828–
       Any of various rose varieties produced by crossing repeat-flowering varieties of European and Chinese rose with those that flower only once a…
   37. moss 1829–
       = moss rose, n.
   38. Noisette 1829–
       In full Noisette rose. A hybrid rose, Rosa × noisettiana, derived from a cross between a form of the China rose, Rosa chinensis, and the musk rose, R…
   39. seven sisters rose 1830–
       (The name of) a variety of rambling rose bearing clusters of flowers in various shades of pink; a multiflora rose. Chiefly as a modifier, esp. in sev…
   40. fairy rose 1831–
       A miniature rose, Rosa chinensis var. minima.
   41. China 1834–
       A China rose (China rose n. (b)). Also with distinguishing word.
   42. Dundee rambler 1834–
       (Also more fully Dundee rambler rose) a variety of climbing rose that produces clusters of small white flowers tinged with pink.
   43. Banksia rose 1835–
       The Banksian rose, Rosa banksiae.
   44. Chickasaw rose 1835–
       A white rose used for hedging in the southeastern United States (probably either of two species introduced from China and now naturalized, the…
   45. Bourbon 1836–
       (a) The former name of the island now called Réunion, in the Indian Ocean, so named in 1642 in honour of the French royal family; whence Bourbon Palm…
   46. climbing rose 1836–
       In many names of plants, as climbing buck-wheat (Polygonum convolvulus), climbing fern (Lygodium palmatum), climbing fumitory (Corydalis claviculata…
   47. Chinese rose 1837–
       a. Any of several hibiscus plants; esp. an ornamental shrubby hibiscus native to the Pacific Islands, Hibiscus rosa-sinensis, originally having…
   48. green rose 1837–
       A variety of the China rose, Rosa chinensis ‘Viridiflora’, in which the petals are transformed into leaf-like structures giving the appearance of a…
   49. Jaune Desprez 1837–
       Used to designate a variety of yellow climbing rose developed by Desprez about 1830.
   50. Lamarque 1837–
       A variety of noisette rose first introduced in 1830, bearing large, fragrant, white flowers with a yellow centre. Also attributive.
   51. perpetual 1837–
       Horticulture. A perpetual-flowering or perpetual-fruiting variety of a plant.
   52. pillar rose 1837–
       A climbing rose suitable for training on a pillar.
   53. rambler 1837–
       Any of a group of garden roses, often hybrids of Rosa wichuraiana and R. multiflora, that produce long, flexible, scrambling or climbing canes and…
   54. wax rose 1837–
       A variety of rose whose petals have a waxy appearance.
   55. hybrid tea 1838–
       A variety of rose produced by crossing a tea rose (Rosa × odorata) with a rose of another type; spec. any of a numerous class of rose varieties…
   56. hybrid perpetual 1840–
       Any of various rose varieties produced by crossing a hybrid China rose with a damask or Bourbon rose, typically having some capacity for flowering…
   57. rugosa 1840–
       An East Asian shrub rose, Rosa rugosa, or one of its varieties or hybrids, distinguished by dark green wrinkled leaves and large, globular orange-red…
   58. Manetti 1846–
       A very vigorous dwarf variety of rose used as a stock; a stock formed by this rose. Also Manetti rose, Manetti stock.
   59. Banksian 1847–
       = Banksian rose n. at sense A.1.
   60. remontant 1847–
       A perpetually or recurrently flowering or fruiting plant; esp. a remontant rose.
   61. gallica 1848–
       A species of rose, Rosa gallica; a plant or flower of a variety of this species.
   62. Persian Yellow 1848–
       A variety of the Austrian briar, Rosa foetida var. persiana, with very fragrant double golden-yellow flowers, which was introduced from Iran in 1837.
   63. pole rose 1848–70
       = pillar rose, n.
   64. monthly 1849–75
       = monthly rose, n. Obsolete.
   65. tea rose 1850–
       A variety (or group of varieties) of cultivated rose, derived from the species Rosa indica, variant odorata, having flowers of a pale yellow colour…
   66. quarter sessions rose 1851–
       An autumn damask rose, Rosa × damascena var. semperflorens.
   67. Gloire de Dijon 1854–
       A yellow hybrid tea rose. Also attributive.
   68. Jacqueminot 1857–
       In full Général Jacqueminot. A red-flowered, hybrid perpetual variety of rose; also, formerly used for a colour resembling that of the flower.
   69. maiden-blush rose 1861–
       = maiden's blush, n. 2a.
   70. Maréchal Niel 1864–
       A variety of climbing noisette rose introduced in 1864, bearing large, fragrant, yellow flowers; a flower of this plant.
   71. primrose 1864–96
       U.S. regional. A wild rose, esp. the cinnamon rose, Rosa cinnamomea. Obsolete.
   72. jack 1867–
       More fully General Jack. The variety of hybrid perpetual rose General Jacqueminot (see Jacqueminot, n.); a rose of this variety. Frequently attrib…
   73. La France 1868–
       An early type of hybrid tea rose, introduced in 1867, and bearing large, pink, scented flowers. Also attributive.
   74. tea 1869–
       Florists' abbreviation of tea rose, n.
   75. Ramanas rose 1876–
       The hardy shrub rose Rosa rugosa, native to East Asia but now widely cultivated and naturalized elsewhere; also called Japanese rose. See rugosa, n.
   76. hybrid polyantha 1880–
       Any of various hybrid rose varieties bearing clusters of small flowers; esp. one of a class derived from a cross between a cultivated form of…
   77. Japanese rose 1883–
       Any of several species of Rosa native to Japan, esp. R. rugosa.
   78. polyantha 1883–
       More fully polyantha rose. Any of a group of hybrids of Rosa multiflora (originally with R. chinensis or R. × odorata, later also with hybrid tea…
   79. old rose 1885–
       Any of various rose species, hybrids, and varieties cultivated before the development of the hybrid tea rose, generally bearing fragrant and less…
   80. species rose 1886–
       A rose grown in cultivation that retains the characteristics typical of its species, and has not undergone selective breeding or hybridization.
   81. American Beauty 1887–
       (More fully American beauty rose) a variety of cultivated rose with deep red petals.
   82. Japan rose 1895–
       A name once used for the camellia; later = Japanese rose, n.
   83. roselet 1896–
       A small rose; a figure or representation of this, †esp. in heraldry (obsolete).
   84. floribunda 1898–
       A plant bearing flowers in dense clusters, esp. a type of rose formerly described as a hybrid polyantha. Frequently attributive.
   85. Zéphirine Drouhin 1901–
       A variety of thornless climbing Bourbon rose having fragrant pink flowers, first introduced in France in 1868.
   86. Penzance briar 1902–
       attributive, esp. in Penzance briar. Designating a rose belonging to a group of hybrids originally developed from the sweetbriar, Rosa rubiginosa…
   87. Dorothy Perkins 1903–
       A popular variety of rambling rose which bears clusters of double pink flowers.
   88. sweetheart 1905–
       A variety of Rosa wichuraiana developed by M. H. Walsh about 1903 which bears clusters of small pink flowers; also = sweetheart rose, n.
   89. wichuraiana 1907–
       A climbing, almost evergreen, rose belonging to the species Rosa wichuraiana, which is native to eastern Asia and bears white flowers, or one of…
   90. mermaid 1918–
       In form Mermaid. A vigorous variety of climbing rose with single yellow flowers, produced by crossing the Macartney rose, Rosa bracteata, with a…
   91. sweetheart rose 1936–
       One of several roses having small pink, white, or yellow flowers, particularly attractive as buds, esp. the climbing polyantha Cécile Brunner; see…
   92. peace 1944–
       More fully Peace rose. With capital initial. A vigorous variety of hybrid tea rose bearing large yellow flowers shaded with pink; the flower of this…
   93. shrub rose 1948–
       A rose, esp. a species or variety long in cultivation, allowed to follow its natural pattern of growth; cf. old rose, n.² 1.
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## Pronunciation

### British English

/ˌzeɪfᵻriːn ˈdruːã/
zay-fuh-reen DROO-a(ng)
/ˌzɛfᵻriːn ˈdruːã/
zeff-uh-reen DROO-a(ng)

### U.S. English

/ˌzɛfəˌrin ˌdruˈæn/
zeff-uh-reen droo-AN

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##### Consonants

- ppea
- ttea
- kkey
- bbuy
- ddye
- ɡguy
- tʃchore
- dʒjay
- ffore
- θthaw
- ssore
- ʃshore
- vvee
- ðthee
- zzee
- ʒbeige
- xloch
- hhay
- llay
- ɬrhingyll
- rray
- wway
- jyore
- mmay
- nnay
- ŋsing

Some consonants can take the function of the vowel in unstressed syllables. Where necessary, a syllabic marker diacritic is used, hence /ˈpɛtl/ but /ˈpɛtl̩i/.

##### Vowels

- iːfleece
- ihappy
- ɪkit
- ɛdress
- atrap, bath
- ɑːstart, palm, bath
- ɒlot
- ɔːthought, force
- ʌstrut
- ʊfoot
- uːgoose
- əletter
- əːnurse
- ɪənear
- ɛːsquare
- ʊəcure
- eɪface
- ʌɪpride
- aʊmouth
- əʊgoat
- ɔɪvoice
- ãgratin
- ɒ̃salon
- ᵻ(/ɪ/-/ə/)
- ᵿ(/ʊ/-/ə/)

##### Other symbols

- The symbol ˈ at the beginning of a syllable indicates that that syllable is pronounced with primary stress.
- The symbol ˌ at the beginning of a syllable indicates that that syllable is pronounced with secondary stress.
- Round brackets ( ) in a transcription indicate that the symbol within the brackets is optional.

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##### Consonants

- ppea
- ttea
- kkey
- bbuy
- ddye*
- ɡguy
- tʃchore
- dʒjay
- ffore
- θthaw
- ssore
- ʃshore
- vvee
- ðthee
- zzee
- ʒbeige
- xloch
- hhay
- llay
- rray
- wway
- jyore
- mmay
- nnay
- ŋsing

* /d/ also represents a 'tapped' /t/ as in

Some consonants can take the function of the vowel in unstressed syllables. Where necessary, a syllabic marker diacritic is used, hence /ˈpɛd(ə)l/ but /ˈpɛdl̩i/.

##### Vowels

- ifleece, happy
- ɪkit
- ɛdress
- ætrap, bath
- ɑlot, palm, cloth, thought
- ɑrstart
- ɔcloth, thought
- ɔrnorth, force
- ʊfoot
- ugoose
- əstrut, comma
- ərnurse, letter
- ɪ(ə)rnear
- ɛ(ə)rsquare
- ʊ(ə)rcure
- eɪface
- aɪpride
- aʊmouth
- oʊgoat
- ɔɪvoice
- ɑ̃gratin
- æ̃salon
- ᵻ(/ɪ/-/ə/)
- ᵿ(/ʊ/-/ə/)

##### Other symbols

- The symbol ˈ at the beginning of a syllable indicates that that syllable is pronounced with primary stress.
- The symbol ˌ at the beginning of a syllable indicates that that syllable is pronounced with secondary stress.
- Round brackets ( ) in a transcription indicate that the symbol within the brackets is optional.

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Simple text respell breaks words into syllables, separated by a hyphen. The syllable which carries the primary stress is written in capital letters. This key covers both British and U.S. English Simple Text Respell.

##### Consonants

b, d, f, h, k, l, m, n, p, r, s, t, v, w and z have their standard English values

- gguy
- jjay
- yyore
- chchore
- khloch
- shshore
- ththaw
- dhthee
- zhbeige

##### Vowels

- atrap
- ahpalm
- airsquare
- arstart
- arrcarry (British only)
- awthought
- ayface
- a(ng)gratin
- edress
- eefleece
- eerdeer
- errmerry
- ikit
- ighpride
- irrmirror
- olot (British only)
- ohgoat
- oogoose
- oorcure
- orforce
- orrsorry (British only)
- owmouth
- oyvoice
- o(ng)salon
- ustrut
- uhletter
- urnurse
- urrhurry
- uufoot

## Forms

### Variant forms

1. 1900s–
   Zephirine Drouhin, Zéphirine Drouhin, Zephyrine Drouhin, Zéphyrine Drouhin

Zéphirine Drouhin, n. was revised in June 2018.

Zéphirine Drouhin, n. was last modified in July 2023.