- (a.) Of a pure purpish pink color.
- (a.) Like a rose in shape or appearance; as, a rosaceous corolla.
- (a.) Of or pertaining to a natural order of plants (Rosaceae) of which the rose is the type. It includes also the plums and cherries, meadowsweet, brambles, the strawberry, the hawthorn, applies, pears, service trees, and quinces.
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