any arrangement, part, object, or formation more or less resembling a rose.
a rose-shaped arrangement of ribbon or other material, used as an ornament or badge.
Also an architectural ornament resembling a rose or having a generally circular combination of parts.
Botany. a circular cluster of leaves or other organs.
a broad ornamental head for a screw or nail.
Metallurgy.
any of a number of disks of refined copper formed when cold water is thrown onto the molten metal.
a rounded microconstituent of certain alloys.
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.
one of the compound spots on a leopard.
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
1780–90; < French: little rose, Old French. See rose 1, -ette
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Individual leopards were identified by the unique rosette patterns on their fur, a standard technique used for spotted big cats.
From BBC • Feb. 5, 2026
She accepted the honour while wearing a rosette bearing her photo and the words: "Idol, legend, winner, whatever."
From BBC • Dec. 9, 2025
More adventurous eaters will zone in on the abalone served with a squash rosette or the guinea hen with potato millefeuille.
From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 10, 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
Xan puckered her wrinkled lips into a tight rosette in the middle of her face.
From "The Girl Who Drank the Moon" by Kelly Barnhill
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