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rosaceous

 
Dictionary: ro·sa·ceous   (rō-zā'shəs) pronunciation

adj.
  1. Of or belonging to the rose family.
  2. Resembling the flower of a rose.

[From Latin rosāceus, made of roses, from rosa, rose.]


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The adjective has 2 meanings:

Meaning #1: of or pertaining to or characteristic of plants of the family Rosaceae
  Pertains to noun: Rosaceae (meaning #1)

Meaning #2: having a dusty purplish pink color
  Synonyms: rose, roseate


 
 
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