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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 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
- floral cup the cuplike or ringlike or tubular structure of a flower which bears the sepals and stamens and calyx (as in Rosaceae)
- genus sorbus a genus of shrubs or trees of the family Rosaceae having feathery leaves
- rosaceous of or pertaining to or characteristic of plants of the family Rosaceae
- prunus a genus of shrubs and trees of the family Rosaceae that is widely distributed in temperate regions
- subclass rosidae a group of trees and shrubs and herbs mostly with polypetalous flowers; contains 108 families including Rosaceae; Crassulaceae; Myrtaceae; Melastomaceae; Euphorbiaceae; Umbelliferae