rosette
noun
any arrangement, part, object, or formation more or less resembling a rose.
rosette
1 American
[roh-zet]
/ roʊˈzɛt /
noun
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rosettes
plural
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any arrangement, part, object, or formation more or less resembling a rose.
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a rose-shaped arrangement of ribbon or other material, used as an ornament or badge.
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Also an architectural ornament resembling a rose or having a generally circular combination of parts.
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Botany. a circular cluster of leaves or other organs.
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a broad ornamental head for a screw or nail.
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Metallurgy.
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any of a number of disks of refined copper formed when cold water is thrown onto the molten metal.
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a rounded microconstituent of certain alloys.
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Plant Pathology. any of several diseases of plants, characterized by the crowding of the foliage into circular clusters owing to a shortening of the internodes of stems or branches, caused by fungi, viruses, or nutritional deficiencies.
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one of the compound spots on a leopard.
Rosette
2
American
[roh-zet]
/ roʊˈzɛt /
noun
rosette
British
/ rəʊˈzɛt /
noun
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a decoration or pattern resembling a rose, esp an arrangement of ribbons or strips formed into a rose-shaped design and worn as a badge or presented as a prize
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another name for rose window
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a rose-shaped patch of colour, such as one of the clusters of spots marking a leopard's fur
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botany a circular cluster of leaves growing from the base of a stem
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any of various plant diseases characterized by abnormal leaf growth
Other Word Forms
Noun Inflected Forms
Etymology
Origin of rosette
1780–90; < French: little rose, Old French. See rose 1, -ette
Example Sentences
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A red velvet dress with a rosette was Anderson’s way of playing with Christian Dior’s practice of putting a red dress partway through a show “simply to wake people up.”
From Los Angeles Times ● May 15, 2026
Speaking to BBC Radio Wales, Caitlyn proudly showed off her rosette and certificate for her efforts.
From BBC ● Mar. 9, 2026
"Penny and I won best veteran in breed and we are so happy with our rosette," Freddie said.
From BBC ● Mar. 7, 2025
These findings indicate that the rosette pattern typically seen in somites is not necessarily the essential or most basic feature that defines the process of bodily segmentation.
From Science Daily ● Jan. 10, 2024
Dean and Seamus were already getting into bed; Seamus had pinned his Ireland rosette to his headboard, and Dean had tacked up a poster of Viktor Krum over his bedside table.
From "Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire" by J. K. Rowling
They also give researchers a new way to examine well-known objects such as the Rosette and Orion nebulae using detailed spectroscopic information spread across large areas of the sky.
From Science Daily ● Aug. 14, 2026
“Every year there was a different goddess, and one year I was the goddess,” Rosette said.
From Seattle Times ● May 31, 2024
Jackson is “redefining the standards of professionalism,” says Ashleigh Shelby Rosette, a professor at Duke University’s Fuqua School of Business who studies the effects of hair discrimination on Black women.
From Washington Post ● Apr. 8, 2022
Dr Rosette used handheld laser technology to measure the enormous girth of the trunk required to hold up such a massive tree.
From BBC ● Mar. 19, 2022
If I should allow it, with her temperament Mademoiselle Rosette would soon pass from words to deeds.
From Fr?d?rique; vol. 2 by Charles Paul de Kock
The off-white form of the rustic terracotta jar, shattered over millenniums and fastidiously reassembled, is elegantly decorated in rich brown and black designs, including bursts of rosettes and abstract squiggles.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 10, 2025
The colours of the French flag - blue, white and red - are present in the mascots' rosettes, it added, and other national symbols such as Marianne, the personification of France, are also visible.
From BBC ● Mar. 6, 2024
This particular cat was differentiated from others through its unique pattern of rosettes, the spots found on jaguars, leopards and other wild feline species.
From Salon ● Jan. 11, 2024
This examination of the cellular morphology and gene expression revealed that the cell clusters were clearly distinct from rosettes.
From Science Daily ● Jan. 10, 2024
The rosettes were crispy and sweet, and Razi crumpled a whole one into his mouth.
From "The Boy Who Met a Whale" by Nizrana Farook
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