English Explanatory Dictionary

rosaceous

English dictionary entry

Meanings

adj

Of or relating to a rose, or a member of the Rosaceae family of plants.

adj

Resembling or characteristic of rosacea; rosy; reddish.

Pronunciation

/roʊˈzeɪʃəs/

Word forms

rosaceous more rosaceous most rosaceous

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin rosāceus. Alternatively, from Rosaceae + -ous.

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