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rose fever
noun
a form of hay fever caused by the inhalation of rose pollen, characterized by nasal discharge and lacrimation.
Word History and Origins
Origin of rose fever1
Example Sentences
He described the nasal congestion that coincided with the blooming of roses, termed “rose fever.”
The terms “rose fever” for summer allergies and “hay fever” for autumn are also both misnomers.
Young children with an upper-respiratory-tract infection, which often includes a runny rose, fever, sore throat and a headache as well as coughing.
The President's health even included freedom from his annual rose fever.
Mrs. Coolidge was pictured smelling a rose which she said had no scent, but the President did not do likewise since he is subject to rose fever.
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