Meaning

2 senses
  1. (not comparable, relational)Of or relating to a rose, or a member of the Rosaceae family of plants.

    of or pertaining to or characteristic of plants of the family Rosaceae

  2. Resembling or characteristic of rosacea; rosy; reddish.

Origin

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

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

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Forms

more rosaceous, most rosaceous
Comparativemore rosaceous Lesson
Superlativemost rosaceous Lesson

regular

Synonyms

2 synonyms
Close in meaning
  • of something having a dusty purplish pink color:roseroseate

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
rosaceous — meaning, examples, forms, synonyms | Krumeto