| rose family n. A large family of plants, the Rosaceae, characterized by showy flowers with five separated petals and numerous stamens borne on the margin of a cuplike structure, including important fruit plants such as the apple, cherry, peach, pear, plum, raspberry, and strawberry, as well as ornamentals such as the rose and spirea. |
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| Noun | 1. |  rose family - a large family of dicotyledonous plants of order Rosales; have alternate leaves and five-petaled flowers with numerous stamensrosid dicot family - a family of dicotyledonous plants order Rosales, Rosales - in some classifications this category does not include Leguminosae genus Rosa, Rosa - large genus of erect or climbing prickly shrubs including roses genus Agrimonia - genus of herbs found chiefly in north temperate regions having pinnate leaves and yellow flowers followed by bristly fruit Amelanchier, genus Amelanchier - North American deciduous trees or shrubs Chaenomeles, genus Chaenomeles - flowering quince Chrysobalanus, genus Chrysobalanus - coco plums genus Cotoneaster - genus of deciduous or evergreen Old World shrubs widely cultivated Crataegus, genus Crataegus - thorny shrubs and small trees: hawthorn; thorn; thorn apple Cydonia, genus Cydonia - quince Dryas, genus Dryas - mountain avens Eriobotrya, genus Eriobotrya - Asiatic evergreen fruit trees Fragaria, genus Fragaria - strawberries genus Geum, Geum - avens genus Heteromeles, Heteromeles - one species: toyon; in some classifications included in genus Photinia genus Malus, Malus - apple trees; found throughout temperate zones of the northern hemisphere genus Mespilus, Mespilus - medlars genus Photinia, Photinia - genus of deciduous and evergreen east Asian trees and shrubs widely cultivated as ornamentals for their white flowers and red fruits; in some classifications includes genus Heteromeles genus Potentilla, Potentilla - chiefly perennial northern hemisphere herbs and shrubs: cinquefoil genus Poterium, Poterium - a genus of thorny herbs or shrubs of the family Rosaceae genus Prunus, Prunus - a genus of shrubs and trees of the family Rosaceae that is widely distributed in temperate regions Amygdalaceae, family Amygdalaceae - used in former classifications for plum and peach and almond trees which are now usually classified as members of the genus Prunus genus Pyracantha - Eurasian evergreen thorny shrubs bearing red or orange-red berries genus Pyrus, Pyrus - fruit trees native to the Old World: pears genus Rubus, Rubus - large genus of brambles bearing berries genus Sorbus, Sorbus - a genus of shrubs or trees of the family Rosaceae having feathery leaves genus Spiraea, Spiraea - a dicotyledonous genus of the family Rosaceae |
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