1. belonging to the rose family of plants
Usage: botanical
2. resembling a rose in color or appearance

Examples

• Apple trees are rosaceous plants that produce beautiful spring blossoms.
• The cherry’s rosaceous flowers bloom before its leaves appear.
• Many rosaceous species are cultivated for their ornamental value.
• The botanist identified several rosaceous characteristics in the specimen.
• Her rosaceous complexion glowed in the morning light.
• The sunset cast a rosaceous hue across the evening sky.