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WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024ro•sa•ceous (rō zā′shəs),USA pronunciation adj. - Plant Biologybelonging to the plant family Rosaceae. Cf. rose family.
- Botanyhaving a corolla of five broad petals, like that of a rose.
- like a rose;
roselike:rosaceous loveliness. - rose-colored;
rosy.
- Latin rosāceus made of roses, equivalent. to ros(a) rose1 + -āceus -aceous
- 1725–35
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: rosaceous /rəʊˈzeɪʃəs/ adj - of, relating to, or belonging to the Rosaceae, a family of flowering plants typically having white, yellow, pink, or red five-petalled flowers. The family includes the rose, strawberry, blackberry, and many fruit trees such as apple, cherry, and plum
- of the colour rose; rose-coloured; rosy
Etymology: 18th Century: from Latin rosāceus composed of roses, from rosa rose1 |