rose family

rose family

n. A large family of plants, the Rosaceae, characterized by often showy flowers with five separated petals and numerous stamens, including fruit plants such as the apple, cherry, peach, pear, plum, raspberry, and strawberry, and ornamentals such as roses and spireas.

rose′ fam`ily

n. a family, Rosaceae, of trees, shrubs, and herbaceous plants having compound or simple leaves with stipules, flowers typically with five sepals and five petals, and often fleshy and edible fruit: includes the apple, rose, strawberry, and almond.

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rose family - a large family of dicotyledonous plants of order Rosales; have alternate leaves and five-petaled flowers with numerous stamensfamily Rosaceae, Rosaceaerosid dicot family - a family of dicotyledonous plantsorder Rosales, Rosales - in some classifications this category does not include Leguminosaegenus Rosa, Rosa - large genus of erect or climbing prickly shrubs including rosesgenus Agrimonia - genus of herbs found chiefly in north temperate regions having pinnate leaves and yellow flowers followed by bristly fruitAmelanchier, genus Amelanchier - North American deciduous trees or shrubsChaenomeles, genus Chaenomeles - flowering quinceChrysobalanus, genus Chrysobalanus - coco plumsgenus Cotoneaster - genus of deciduous or evergreen Old World shrubs widely cultivatedCrataegus, genus Crataegus - thorny shrubs and small trees: hawthorn; thorn; thorn appleCydonia, genus Cydonia - quinceDryas, genus Dryas - mountain avensEriobotrya, genus Eriobotrya - Asiatic evergreen fruit treesFragaria, genus Fragaria - strawberriesgenus Geum, Geum - avensgenus Heteromeles, Heteromeles - one species: toyon; in some classifications included in genus Photiniagenus Malus, Malus - apple trees; found throughout temperate zones of the northern hemispheregenus Mespilus, Mespilus - medlarsgenus Photinia, Photinia - genus of deciduous and evergreen east Asian trees and shrubs widely cultivated as ornamentals for their white flowers and red fruits; in some classifications includes genus Heteromelesgenus Potentilla, Potentilla - chiefly perennial northern hemisphere herbs and shrubs: cinquefoilgenus Poterium, Poterium - a genus of thorny herbs or shrubs of the family Rosaceaegenus Prunus, Prunus - a genus of shrubs and trees of the family Rosaceae that is widely distributed in temperate regionsAmygdalaceae, family Amygdalaceae - used in former classifications for plum and peach and almond trees which are now usually classified as members of the genus Prunusgenus Pyracantha - Eurasian evergreen thorny shrubs bearing red or orange-red berriesgenus Pyrus, Pyrus - fruit trees native to the Old World: pearsgenus Rubus, Rubus - large genus of brambles bearing berriesgenus Sorbus, Sorbus - a genus of shrubs or trees of the family Rosaceae having feathery leavesgenus Spiraea, Spiraea - a dicotyledonous genus of the family Rosaceae