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Family Rosaceae

noun
1.
A large family of dicotyledonous plants of order Rosales; have alternate leaves and five-petaled flowers with numerous stamens.  Synonyms: Rosaceae, rose family.





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"Family rosaceae" Quotes from Famous Books



... buds, Clara," said her governess, "I think I forgot to tell you that the apple tree belongs to the family Rosaceae, and therefore the half-opened blossoms have a right to look like roses. The tree is not a handsome one, being a small edition of the oak in its sturdy outline, but it is less graceful or picturesque-looking, ...
— Among the Trees at Elmridge • Ella Rodman Church


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