- rosaceous
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adjective
Etymology: ultimately from Latin rosa
Date: 1731
of or relating to roses or the rose family <a faint rosaceous aroma> <rosaceous genera>
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rosaceous
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Rosaceous — Ro*sa ceous, a. [L. rosaceus, fr. rosa rose.] 1. (Bot.) (a) Of or pertaining to a natural order of plants ({Rosace[ae]}) of which the rose is the type. It includes also the plums and cherries, meadowsweet, brambles, the strawberry, the hawthorn,… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
rosaceous — [rō zā′shəs] adj. [ModL rosaceus < L, made of roses] 1. of the rose family of plants 2. like a rose 3. rose colored; rosy … English World dictionary
rosaceous — /roh zay sheuhs/, adj. 1. belonging to the plant family Rosaceae. Cf. rose family. 2. having a corolla of five broad petals, like that of a rose. 3. like a rose; roselike: rosaceous loveliness. 4. rose colored; rosy. [1725 35; < L rosaceus made… … Universalium
rosaceous — adj. [L. rosa, rose] Having a quality of a rose, such as color or scent … Dictionary of invertebrate zoology
rosaceous — adjective a) Of or pertaining to a rose, or a member of the Rosaceae family of plants. b) Resembling a rose … Wiktionary
rosaceous — [rəʊ zeɪʃəs] adjective Botany relating to or denoting plants of the rose family (Rosaceae). Origin C18: from mod. L. Rosaceae (based on L. rosa rose ) + ous … English new terms dictionary
rosaceous — ro·sa·ceous … English syllables
rosaceous — ro•sa•ceous [[t]roʊˈzeɪ ʃəs[/t]] adj. 1) pln belonging to the plant family Rosaceae Compare rose family 2) bot having a corolla of five broad petals, like that of a rose 3) like a rose; roselike 4) rose colored; rosy • Etymology: 1725–35; < L… … From formal English to slang
rosaceous — /roʊˈzeɪʃəs/ (say roh zayshuhs) adjective 1. belonging to the Rosaceae, or rose family of plants, which includes also the blackberry, strawberry, spiraea, etc. 2. having a corolla of five broad petals, like that of a rose. 3. rose like. 4. rose… …
rosaceous — adj. Bot. of the large plant family Rosaceae, which includes the rose. Etymology: L rosaceus f. rosa rose … Useful english dictionary
