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rosaceous
CIDE DICTIONARY
rosaceous, a. [L. rosaceus, fr. rosa rose.].
- Of or pertaining to a natural order of plants (
Rosaceæ ) 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. [1913 Webster] - Of a pure purpish pink color. [1913 Webster]
OXFORD DICTIONARY
rosaceous, adj. Bot. of the large plant family Rosaceae, which includes the rose.
Etymology
L rosaceus f. rosa rose
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