rosaceous
English
editPronunciation
editEtymology 1
editBorrowed from Latin rosāceus. Alternatively, from Rosaceae + -ous.[1]
Adjective
editrosaceous (not comparable)
Etymology 2
editAdjective
editrosaceous (comparative more rosaceous, superlative most rosaceous)
- Resembling or characteristic of rosacea; rosy; reddish.
- 1976, Ronald Marks, Common facial dermatoses, page 9:
- In cold weather rosaceous cheeks often tend to become mauvish and take on a cyanotic tinge.
References
edit- ^ “rosaceous”, in Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: Merriam-Webster, 1996–present.