rosaceous
English
[edit]Pronunciation
[edit]Etymology 1
[edit]Borrowed from Latin rosāceus. Alternatively, from Rosaceae + -ous.[1]
Adjective
[edit]rosaceous (not comparable)
- (botany, relational) Of or relating to a rose, or a member of the Rosaceae family of plants.
Etymology 2
[edit]From translingual rosacea + -ous.
Adjective
[edit]rosaceous (comparative more rosaceous, superlative most rosaceous)
- Resembling or characteristic of rosacea; rosy; reddish.
- 1976, Ronald Marks, Common facial dermatoses, page 9:
- In cold weather rosaceous cheeks often tend to become mauvish and take on a cyanotic tinge.
References
[edit]- ^ “rosaceous”, in Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: Merriam-Webster, 1996–present.
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