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rosaceous

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ro·sa·ceous  (r-zshs)
adj.
1. Of or belonging to the rose family.
2. Resembling the flower of a rose.
[From Latin rosceus, made of roses, from rosa, rose.]
rosaceous
Adjective
of or belonging to a family of plants typically having five-petalled flowers, which includes the rose, strawberry, and many fruit trees
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Adj.1.rosaceous - of or pertaining to or characteristic of plants of the family Rosaceae
2.rosaceousrosaceous - of something having a dusty purplish pink color; "the roseate glow of dawn"
rose, roseate
chromatic - being or having or characterized by hue


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