rose family
the plant family Rosaceae, characterized by trees, shrubs, and herbaceous plants having compound or simple leaves with stipules, flowers typically with five sepals and five petals, and fruit in a variety of forms, many of which are fleshy and edible, and including the almond, apple, apricot, blackberry, cherry, cinquefoil, hawthorn, peach, pear, plum, raspberry, rose, spirea, and strawberry.
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"I think the rose family is nicer than the Grass family," said Prue.
A Little Garden Calendar for Boys and Girls | Albert Bigelow PaineThe apple is one of our very finest fruits, and we ought to be glad that at least one of the rose family has such a fine calyx.
A Little Garden Calendar for Boys and Girls | Albert Bigelow PaineAmong these families of higher plants, over two hundred in number, is one known as the rose family.
Seed Dispersal | William J. BealThe paste and glaze are not so good as in the rose family, but still all is excellent.
Pottery and Porcelain, from early times down to the Philadelphia exhibition of 1876 | Charles Wyllys ElliottIn the rose family is to be found much of the best work of Japan.
Pottery and Porcelain, from early times down to the Philadelphia exhibition of 1876 | Charles Wyllys Elliott
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