rosette

¹ American  

[roh-zet] / roʊˈzɛt /

noun

1. any arrangement, part, object, or formation more or less resembling a rose.

2. a rose-shaped arrangement of ribbon or other material, used as an ornament or badge.

3. Also an architectural ornament resembling a rose or having a generally circular combination of parts.

4. Botany. a circular cluster of leaves or other organs.

5. a broad ornamental head for a screw or nail.

6. Metallurgy.

   1. any of a number of disks of refined copper formed when cold water is thrown onto the molten metal.

   2. a rounded microconstituent of certain alloys.

7. Plant Pathology. any of several diseases of plants, characterized by the crowding of the foliage into circular clusters owing to a shortening of the internodes of stems or branches, caused by fungi, viruses, or nutritional deficiencies.

8. one of the compound spots on a leopard.

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Rosette ² American  

[roh-zet] / roʊˈzɛt /

noun

1. a female given name.

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rosette British  

/ rəʊˈzɛt /

noun

1. a decoration or pattern resembling a rose, esp an arrangement of ribbons or strips formed into a rose-shaped design and worn as a badge or presented as a prize

2. another name for rose window

3. a rose-shaped patch of colour, such as one of the clusters of spots marking a leopard's fur

4. botany a circular cluster of leaves growing from the base of a stem

5. any of various plant diseases characterized by abnormal leaf growth

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Etymology

Origin of rosette

1780–90; < French: little rose, Old French. See rose ¹, -ette

Related Words

• screw
• tangle