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rosaceous, a.|rəʊˈzeɪʃəs|
[ad. L. rosāceus, f. rosa rose n.]
1. Bot. Belonging to, characteristic of, the natural order Rosaceæ, of which the rose is the type.
1731Miller Gard. Dict. s.v. Chamænerion, The Flowers are rosaceous, and consist of four Leaves. 1777Lightfoot Flora Scotica II. 734 The leaves..form, at the summits of the branches, barren rosaceous stars. 1830Lindley Nat. Syst. Bot. 82 No Rosaceous plants are unwholesome. 1861Bentley Man. Bot. 232 Rosaceous [corolla]..is composed of five petals, without, or with very short claws, and spreading in a regular manner.
2. Resembling a rose in form; rose-like.
1783J. Barbut Vermes 93 Echinus Rosaceus Linn., the Rosaceous Sea Urchin. 1896Vizetelly tr. Zola's Rome 263 The spacious porch, whose lofty vaulted ceiling was adorned with panels displaying a rosaceous pattern.
3. Path. Of the nature of rosacea.
1900Archives of Surgery XI. 209 The sting attaching to all acne of the rosaceous or tuberous types, is that a suspicion of intemperance is excited in all beholders. |
