rosaceous

1. 1.

   of or pertaining to or characteristic of plants of the family Rosaceae
2. 2.

   of something having a dusty purplish pink color

   “the roseate glow of dawn”

   Synonymsroseroseate

   Similarchromatic

Questions about rosaceous

What does rosaceous mean?

rosaceous means "of or pertaining to or characteristic of plants of the family Rosaceae". That is the primary sense; the word has 2 in total, listed in full on this page.

How many syllables are in rosaceous?

rosaceous has 4 syllables: ro-sa-ce-ous. The stress falls on "ce".