Definition of rosaceous Rosaceous

ro•sa•ceous

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What does rosaceous mean?

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Adjective
rosaceous - of or pertaining to or characteristic of plants of the family Rosaceae
rosaceous - of something having a dusty purplish pink color; "the roseate glow of dawn"
		rose, roseate

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rosaceous (Adjective)
Of or pertaining to a rose, or a member of the Rosaceae family of plants.
rosaceous (Adjective)
Resembling a rose.

Webster DictionaryWebster's Unabridged Dictionary 📘

rosaceous (a.)
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.
rosaceous (a.)
Like a rose in shape or appearance; as, a rosaceous corolla.
rosaceous (a.)
Of a pure purpish pink color.

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