family Rosaceae

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family Rosaceae - a large family of dicotyledonous plants of order Rosales; have alternate leaves and five-petaled flowers with numerous stamensRosaceae, rose familyrosid dicot family - a family of dicotyledonous plantsorder Rosales, Rosales - in some classifications this category does not include Leguminosaegenus Rosa, Rosa - large genus of erect or climbing prickly shrubs including rosesgenus Agrimonia - genus of herbs found chiefly in north temperate regions having pinnate leaves and yellow flowers followed by bristly fruitAmelanchier, genus Amelanchier - North American deciduous trees or shrubsChaenomeles, genus Chaenomeles - flowering quinceChrysobalanus, genus Chrysobalanus - coco plumsgenus Cotoneaster - genus of deciduous or evergreen Old World shrubs widely cultivatedCrataegus, genus Crataegus - thorny shrubs and small trees: hawthorn; thorn; thorn appleCydonia, genus Cydonia - quinceDryas, genus Dryas - mountain avensEriobotrya, genus Eriobotrya - Asiatic evergreen fruit treesFragaria, genus Fragaria - strawberriesgenus Geum, Geum - avensgenus Heteromeles, Heteromeles - one species: toyon; in some classifications included in genus Photiniagenus Malus, Malus - apple trees; found throughout temperate zones of the northern hemispheregenus Mespilus, Mespilus - medlarsgenus 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 Heteromelesgenus Potentilla, Potentilla - chiefly perennial northern hemisphere herbs and shrubs: cinquefoilgenus Poterium, Poterium - a genus of thorny herbs or shrubs of the family Rosaceaegenus Prunus, Prunus - a genus of shrubs and trees of the family Rosaceae that is widely distributed in temperate regionsAmygdalaceae, family Amygdalaceae - used in former classifications for plum and peach and almond trees which are now usually classified as members of the genus Prunusgenus Pyracantha - Eurasian evergreen thorny shrubs bearing red or orange-red berriesgenus Pyrus, Pyrus - fruit trees native to the Old World: pearsgenus Rubus, Rubus - large genus of brambles bearing berriesgenus Sorbus, Sorbus - a genus of shrubs or trees of the family Rosaceae having feathery leavesgenus Spiraea, Spiraea - a dicotyledonous genus of the family Rosaceae