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ro·sa·ceous

(rō-zā′shəs)
adj.
1. Of or belonging to the rose family.
2. Resembling the flower of a rose.
[From Latin rosāceus, made of roses, from rosa, rose.]
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rosaceous

(rəʊˈzeɪʃəs)
adj
1. (Botany) 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. (Colours) of the colour rose; rose-coloured; rosy
[C18: from Latin rosāceus composed of roses, from rosa rose1]
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ro•sa•ceous

(roʊˈzeɪ ʃəs)

adj.
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.
4. rose-colored; rosy.
[1725–35; < Latin rosāceus made of roses <ros(a) rose 1]
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ThesaurusAntonymsRelated WordsSynonymsLegend:
Adj. 1. rosaceous - of or pertaining to or characteristic of plants of the family Rosaceae
2. rosaceous - of something having a dusty purplish pink color; "the roseate glow of dawn"
chromatic - being or having or characterized by hue
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