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1. (adj.) rosaceous
belonging to the plant family Rosaceae.
2. rosaceous
having a corolla of five broad petals, like that of a rose.
3. rosaceous
like a rose; roselike.
4. rosaceous
rose-colored; rosy.
Etymology: (1725–35; < L rosāceus made of roses <ros(a)rose1)
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Princeton's WordNet |
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1. (adj) rosaceous
of or pertaining to or characteristic of plants of the family Rosaceae
2. (adj) rose, roseate, rosaceous
of something having a dusty purplish pink color
"the roseate glow of dawn"
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Webster Dictionary |
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1. (adj) rosaceous
of or pertaining to a natural order of plants (Rosaceae) of which the rose is the type. It includes also the plums and cherries, meadowsweet, brambles, the strawberry, the hawthorn, applies, pears, service trees, and quinces
2. (adj) rosaceous
like a rose in shape or appearance; as, a rosaceous corolla
3. (adj) rosaceous
of a pure purpish pink color
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