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Rosette

Rosette Meaning & Definition
Rosette Definition And Meaning

What's The Definition Of Rosette?

[n] an ornament or pattern resembling a rose that is worn as a badge of office or as recognition of having won an honor
[n] circular window filled with tracery
[n] a cluster of leaves growing in crowded circles from a common center or crown (usually at or close to the ground)
[n] rhizoctinia disease of potatoes

Synonyms | Synonyms for Rosette: little potato | rose window | russet scab | stem canker

Related Terms | Find terms related to Rosette:

See Also | adornment | foliage | leaf | leafage | rhizoctinia disease | window

Rosette In Webster's Dictionary

\Ro*sette\, n. [F., dim. of rose a rose. Cf. {Roset}.] 1. An imitation of a rose by means of ribbon or other material, -- used as an ornament or a badge. 2. (Arch.) An ornament in the form of a rose or roundel, -much used in decoration. 3. A red color. See {Roset}. 4. A rose burner. See under {Rose}. 5. (Zo["o]l.) (a) Any structure having a flowerlike form; especially, the group of five broad ambulacra on the upper side of the spatangoid and clypeastroid sea urchins. See Illust. of {Spicule}, and {Sand dollar}, under {Sand}. (b) A flowerlike color marking; as, the rosettes on the leopard.

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