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The oldest roses: Colorado fossils of the rose which were alive 40 million years ago are the oldest evidence of roses.
Botanical description:In botany, a flower is regarded as a modified stem with shortened internodes and bearing, at its nodes, structures that may be highly modified leaves. In essence, a flower structure forms on a modified shoot or axis with an apical meristem that does not grow continuously (growth is determinate). Roses for funerals long ago: Funeral wreaths made of roses have been found in ancient Egyptian tombs.
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