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rosette

[ roh-zet ]

Phonetic (Standard)IPA

noun

any arrangement, part, object, or formation more or less resembling a rose.
a rose-shaped arrangement of ribbon or other material, used as an ornament or badge.
Also an architectural ornament resembling a rose or having a generally circular combination of parts.
Botany. a circular cluster of leaves or other organs.
a broad ornamental head for a screw or nail.
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.
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.
one of the compound spots on a leopard.

Rosette

[ roh-zet ]

Phonetic (Standard)IPA

rosette

/ rəʊˈzɛt /

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
See rose window
another name for rose window
a rose-shaped patch of colour, such as one of the clusters of spots marking a leopard's fur
botany a circular cluster of leaves growing from the base of a stem
any of various plant diseases characterized by abnormal leaf growth