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单词 rosaceous
释义

rosaceous

[ roh-zey-shuhs ]
/ roʊˈzeɪ ʃəs /

adjective

belonging to the plant family Rosaceae.Compare rose family.
having a corolla of five broad petals, like that of a rose.
like a rose; roselike: rosaceous loveliness.
rose-colored; rosy.

Origin of rosaceous

1725–35; <Latin rosāceus made of roses, equivalent to ros(a) rose1 + -āceus-aceous

Words nearby rosaceous

Rory, Rory O'Connor, Rosa, rosace, rosacea, rosaceous, Rosalie, Rosalind, Rosamund, rosaniline, Rosanne
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Example sentences from the Web for rosaceous

  • Avens, the English name of two rosaceous plants of the genus Geum.

    The New Gresham Encyclopedia. Vol. 1 Part 3|Various

  • In some Rosaceous plants an epicalyx is present, due to the formation of stipulary structures by the sepals.

    Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 10, Slice 5|Various

  • The larvæ are not indiscriminate feeders, but prefer the foliage of certain members of the Rosaceous family of plants.

    American Pomology|J. A. Warder

British Dictionary definitions for rosaceous

rosaceous
/ (rəʊˈzeɪʃəs) /

adjective

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
of the colour rose; rose-coloured; rosy

Word Origin for rosaceous

C18: from Latin rosāceus composed of roses, from rosa rose 1
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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