- Bourbon1, the surname of a branch of the royal family of France. The Bourbons ruled France from 1589, when Henry Ⅳ succeeded to the throne, until the monarchy was overthrown in 1848, and reached the peak of their power under Louis ⅩⅣ in the late 17th century. Members of this family have also been kings of Spain (1700-1931 and since 1975).波旁家族（法兰西皇室的一支, 自从1589年亨利四世继承了王位以后, 波旁王朝一直统治法兰西, 直到1848年整个王朝被推翻; 该王朝在17世纪后期路易十四统治时达到巅峰, 其皇室的成员也曾当过西班牙的国王［1700-1931和1975年后］）。
noun
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- US reactionary〈美〉反动分子。
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- Brit. a chocolate-flavoured biscuit with a chocolate-cream filling〈英〉巧克力夹心饼干。
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- （亦作Bourbon rose）a rose of a variety which flowers over a long period and has a rich scent. It arose as a natural hybrid on the island of Réunion (formerly Íle de Bourbon) and was introduced into Europe in the early 19th century.波旁蔷薇。
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- Rosa × borboniana, a hybrid of Rosa chinensis and R. damascena, family Rosaceae.拉丁名Rosa × borboniana, 月季花和突厥蔷薇的杂交品种, 蔷薇科。
词源
mid 19th cent. (in sense 1)： from BOURBON1 . Sense 2 dates from the 1930s.