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rosaceous

US/roʊˈzeɪʃəs/

rosaceous adjective: of or relating to a rose, or a member of the Rosaceae family of plants.

Adjective (1)

rosaceous (not comparable)

  1. (relational) Of or relating to a rose, or a member of the Rosaceae family of plants.

Adjective (2)

rosaceous (comparative more rosaceous, superlative most rosaceous)

  1. Resembling or characteristic of rosacea; rosy; reddish.
    • In cold weather rosaceous cheeks often tend to become mauvish and take on a cyanotic tinge.1976, Ronald Marks, Common facial dermatoses, page 9

Forms of rosaceous

comparativemore rosaceous
superlativemost rosaceous

Origin of rosaceous

Borrowed from Latin rosāceus. Alternatively, from Rosaceae + -ous.

From Translingual rosacea + English -ous.

Questions about rosaceous

What does rosaceous mean?
Rosaceous means of or relating to a rose, or a member of the Rosaceae family of plants.
What part of speech is rosaceous?
Rosaceous is an adjective.
How do you pronounce rosaceous?
Rosaceous is pronounced /roʊˈzeɪʃəs/ (US).

Words near rosaceous in the dictionary

  1. rosacealike
  2. rosacean
  3. rosaceans
  4. rosaceas
  5. rosaceiform
  6. rosaceous
  7. rosacic
  8. rosacic acid
  9. rosado
  10. rosados
  11. Rosai-Dorfman disease

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