Nearby words
rosery, roses, wars of the, roset, rosetta, rosetta stone, rosette, roseville, rosewall, rosewater, rosewood, rosewood oil
Definition for rosette (2 of 2)
Rosette
[ roh-zet ]
/ roʊˈzɛt /
noun
a female given name.
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British Dictionary definitions for rosette
rosette
/ (rəʊˈzɛt) /
noun
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
another name for rose window
a rose-shaped patch of colour, such as one of the clusters of spots marking a leopard's fur
botany a circular cluster of leaves growing from the base of a stem
any of various plant diseases characterized by abnormal leaf growth
Word Origin for rosette
C18: from Old French: a little rose 1
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Word Origin and History for rosette
rosette
"a rose-shaped ornament," especially a bunch or knot of ribbons worn as a decoration, 1790, from French rosette, diminutive of rose "rose" (see rose (n.1)).
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Medicine definitions for rosette
rosette
[ rō-zĕt′ ]
n.
The segmented or mature phase of Plasmodium malariae.
A grouping of cells characteristic of neoplasms of neuroblastic or neuroectodermal origin, in which a number of nuclei form a ring from which neurofibrils extend to interlace in the center.
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