rosaceous

[ roh-zey-shuhs ]

adjective

1. belonging to the plant family Rosaceae. Compare rose family.
2. having a corolla of five broad petals, like that of a rose.
3. like a rose; roselike:

   rosaceous loveliness.

4. rose-colored; rosy.

rosaceous

/ rəʊˈzeɪʃəs /

adjective

1. 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
2. of the colour rose; rose-coloured; rosy

Word History and Origins

Origin of rosaceous¹

1725–35; < Latin rosāceus made of roses, equivalent to ros ( a ) rose ¹ + -āceus -aceous

Word History and Origins

Origin of rosaceous¹

C18: from Latin rosāceus composed of roses, from rosa rose ¹

Example Sentences

In some Rosaceous plants an epicalyx is present, due to the formation of stipulary structures by the sepals.

From Project Gutenberg

The larvæ are not indiscriminate feeders, but prefer the foliage of certain members of the Rosaceous family of plants.

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Avens, the English name of two rosaceous plants of the genus Geum.

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