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rosaceous

 [roh-zey-shuhs]  

ro·sa·ceous

   [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.
Origin:
1725–35; < Latin rosāceus made of roses, equivalent to ros(a) rose1 + -āceus -aceous
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rosaceous (rəʊˈzeɪʃəs)
 
—adj
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
 
[C18: from Latin rosāceus composed of roses, from rosarose1]

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