rosette

C2 Topic:Describing Qualities

US /roʊˈzɛt/ UK /rəʊˈzɛt/ See IPA manual

Freq #39812

Meanings

1

noun
a circular ornament, mark, or arrangement resembling a rose

Freezing water etched delicate rosettes across the surface of the ice.
2

noun
a ribbon badge folded or gathered into the shape of a rose, often awarded as a prize

The winning horse wore a blue rosette on its bridle.
3

noun
botany: a circular cluster of leaves growing from a common center, usually close to the ground

The plant formed a compact rosette of thick leaves at soil level.

Thesaurus

Synonyms

1 noun · a circular ornament, mark,... rose patternradial motif

2 noun · a ribbon badge folded or... ribbon badgecockade

3 noun · botany: a circular cluster... leaf rosettebasal rosette

Word family

Forms rosettes

Derived forms rosettedrosettingrosettelike

Related forms rose radial whorl

Etymology

Borrowed from French rosette, 'little rose,' the diminutive of rose. English applied it to rose-shaped ornaments and ribbon badges, then to many radial forms in architecture, botany, zoology, and natural patterns such as ice crystals.

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Describing Qualities

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# rosette

**Type:** Word
**Level:** C2
**Part of speech:** noun
**IPA (US):** /roʊˈzɛt/
**IPA (UK):** /rəʊˈzɛt/
**Frequency rank:** 39812

## Meanings
1. a circular ornament, mark, or arrangement resembling a rose
2. a ribbon badge folded or gathered into the shape of a rose, often awarded as a prize
3. botany: a circular cluster of leaves growing from a common center, usually close to the ground

## Examples
- Freezing water etched delicate rosettes across the surface of the ice.
- The winning horse wore a blue rosette on its bridle.
- The plant formed a compact rosette of thick leaves at soil level.

## Synonyms
- rose pattern
- radial motif
- ribbon badge
- leaf rosette

## Derived Forms
- rosetted
- rosetting
- rosettelike

## Related Forms
- rose
- radial
- whorl

## Etymology
Borrowed from French rosette, 'little rose,' the diminutive of rose. English applied it to rose-shaped ornaments and ribbon badges, then to many radial forms in architecture, botany, zoology, and natural patterns such as ice crystals.

## Topics
- Describing Qualities

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