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A Writer's Dictionary:

rosaceous Definition


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rosaceous
adj
    1. bot.
      Denoting a plant that belongs to the family Rosaceae, including eg the rose, apple, strawberry, cherry and almond.
    2. Resembling a rose.
Etymology: 18c: from Latin rosaceus, from rosa rose.



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