rosulate
Americanadjective
Etymology
Origin of rosulate
1825–35; < Late Latin rosul ( a ) ( Latin ros ( a ) rose 1 + -ula -ule ) + -ate 1
Example Sentences
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Terrestrial, with entire rosulate leaves next the ground.
From Project Gutenberg
A span high; leaves only ½´ long, thickish; cauline oblong-spatulate; radical oval or oblong, rosulate, hirsute-ciliate; calyx-lobes a little longer than the pod.—Rocky banks, from the Great Lakes and Minn. to Ky.; passing into Var. longifòlia, Gray.
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Root-leaves thicker, round-obovate with a cuneate or truncate base, or the earliest almost sessile in rosulate tufts.
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They do well in light, well-drained soils, and have a close family resemblance, the inflorescence being a panicle of white, drooping, tulip-shaped flowers, and the foliage rosulate, sword-shaped and spear-pointed.
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Rosulate, in a rosette or cluster of spreading leaves.
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