rosette
noun
any arrangement, part, object, or formation more or less resembling a rose.
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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
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Etymology
Origin of rosette
1780–90; < French: little rose, Old French. See rose 1, -ette
Example Sentences
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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
This is clear in her use of unconventional materials like spoons, rosette prize ribbons, belts and silver plates — everyday items that she recontextualizes to stunning effect in dresses, skirts, and tops.
From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 18, 2024
But wearing a party rosette is not the same as carrying blind faith in the leader - that authority has to be proven and then maintained, you might say, piece by piece.
From BBC ● May 31, 2024
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
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
He too used computer software in predicting protein structures, designing the Rosette programme in the 1990s.
From BBC ● Oct. 9, 2024
Another exhibitor in this year’s showcase is Rosette Royale, a former journalist now working as a storyteller, producer and event host in Seattle.
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
I saw that Rosette was recognized everywhere as being constantly in motion.
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
To clarify if these cell clusters were indeed rosettes, they conducted ultrastructural experiments, including the SBF-SEM and gene expression analysis.
From Science Daily ● Jan. 10, 2024
And Cassiopeia’s dress was a marvel—a rich green velvet with exquisite silk rosettes stitched around the bodice.
From "The Incorrigible Children of Ashton Place: Book I: The Mysterious Howling" by Maryrose Wood
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