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ROSACEOUS
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Dictionary entry overview: What does rosaceous mean?
• ROSACEOUS (adjective)
The adjective ROSACEOUS has 2 senses:
1. of or pertaining to or characteristic of plants of the family Rosaceae
2. of something having a dusty purplish pink color
Familiarity information: ROSACEOUS used as an adjective is rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
Of or pertaining to or characteristic of plants of the family Rosaceae
Classified under:
Relational adjectives (pertainyms)
Pertainym:
Rosaceae (a large family of dicotyledonous plants of order Rosales; have alternate leaves and five-petaled flowers with numerous stamens)
Derivation:
Rosaceae (a large family of dicotyledonous plants of order Rosales; have alternate leaves and five-petaled flowers with numerous stamens)
Sense 2
Meaning:
Of something having a dusty purplish pink color
Synonyms:
Context example:
the roseate glow of dawn
Similar:
chromatic (being or having or characterized by hue)
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