ROSACEOUS


Meaning of ROSACEOUS in English

/roh zay"sheuhs/ , adj.

1. belonging to the plant family Rosaceae. Cf. 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.

[ 1725-35; rosaceus made of roses, equiv. to ros ( a ) ROSE 1 + -aceus -ACEOUS ]

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