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nouna large family of dicotyledonous plants of order Rosales; have alternate leaves and five-petaled flowers with numerous stamens
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Definition that contains rosaceae
- spiraea a dicotyledonous genus of the family Rosaceae
- genus spiraea a dicotyledonous genus of the family Rosaceae
- genus poterium a genus of thorny herbs or shrubs of the family Rosaceae
- gymnosporangium genus of fungi that produce galls on cedars and other conifers of genera Juniperus and Libocedrus and causes rust spots on apples and pears and other plants of family Rosaceae
- rosidae a group of trees and shrubs and herbs mostly with polypetalous flowers; contains 108 families including Rosaceae; Crassulaceae; Myrtaceae; Melastomaceae; Euphorbiaceae; Umbelliferae
- calyx tube the cuplike or ringlike or tubular structure of a flower which bears the sepals and stamens and calyx (as in Rosaceae)
- genus prunus a genus of shrubs and trees of the family Rosaceae that is widely distributed in temperate regions
- hypanthium the cuplike or ringlike or tubular structure of a flower which bears the sepals and stamens and calyx (as in Rosaceae)
- poterium a genus of thorny herbs or shrubs of the family Rosaceae
- sorbus a genus of shrubs or trees of the family Rosaceae having feathery leaves