rosaceous [roh-zey-shuh s] ExamplesWord Origin adjective
- belonging to the plant family Rosaceae.Compare rose family.
- having a corolla of five broad petals, like that of a rose.
- like a rose; roselike: rosaceous loveliness.
- rose-colored; rosy.
Origin of rosaceous 1725–35; Latin rosāceus made of roses, equivalent to ros(a) rose1 + -āceus -aceous Examples from the Web for rosaceous Historical Examples of rosaceous
Avens, the English name of two rosaceous plants of the genus Geum.
The New Gresham Encyclopedia. Vol. 1 Part 3
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In some Rosaceous plants an epicalyx is present, due to the formation of stipulary structures by the sepals.
Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 10, Slice 5
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The larvæ are not indiscriminate feeders, but prefer the foliage of certain members of the Rosaceous family of plants.
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British Dictionary definitions for rosaceous rosaceous adjective
- 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
Word Origin for rosaceous C18: from Latin rosāceus composed of roses, from rosa rose 1