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Rosaceous

adjective
1.
Of or pertaining to or characteristic of plants of the family Rosaceae.
2.
Of something having a dusty purplish pink color.  Synonyms: rose, roseate.





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"Rosaceous" Quotes from Famous Books



... camphors, and the spicy, herbaceous, rosaceous, and almond series; the chemical types are well determined: cineol, ...
— Studies in the Psychology of Sex, Volume 4 (of 6) • Havelock Ellis
... into the spacious porch whose lofty, vaulted ceiling was adorned with coffers displaying a rosaceous pattern. However, a veritable manure heap covered such marble slabs as had already been laid in the vestibule, whilst the steps of the monumental stone staircase with sculptured balustrade were already cracked and so grimy that they seemed almost black. On all sides appeared ...
— The Three Cities Trilogy, Complete - Lourdes, Rome and Paris • Emile Zola


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