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单词 roseous
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roseousadj.

Brit. /ˈrəʊzɪəs/, U.S. /ˈroʊziəs/
Origin: A borrowing from Latin, combined with an English element. Etymons: Latin roseus , -ous suffix.
Etymology: < classical Latin roseus made of roses, rose-coloured ( < rosa rose n.1 + -eus : see -eous suffix) + -ous suffix.
Rose-like, esp. in colour.
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the world > plants > particular plants > cultivated or valued plants > particular cultivated or ornamental plants > particular flower or plant esteemed for flower > [adjective] > of or relating to roses
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roseous1688
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rosal1846
remontant1847
1688 R. Holme Acad. Armory 313 Roseous, Rose, or Carnation colour.
1786 J. Abercrombie Arrangem. Plants 58 in Gardeners Daily Assistant Hollyhock (alcea), Roseous or rose-flowered.
1823 S. L. Fairfield Poems 12 On her velvet roseous bed, Ariadne smiling lay.
1861 New Amer. Cycl. XIII. 4/1 It is about 15 inches long, of a general purplish color, roseous below.
1911 Mycologia 3 197 Surface smooth, glabrous, not viscid, roseous to incarnate.
1970 Flora Neotropica 5 29 Context of pileus white to faintly roseous.
1993 Mycologia 85 239/1 Hyphomycetes with fast-growing white, roseous, orange or yellow colonies.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, November 2010; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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