English > family Rosaceae: 1 sense > noun 1, plant| Meaning | A large family of dicotyledonous plants of order Rosales; have alternate leaves and five-petaled flowers with numerous stamens. |
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| Synonyms | Rosaceae, rose family |
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| Member of | Rosales, order Rosales | In some classifications this category does not include Leguminosae |
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| Members | Amelanchier, genus Amelanchier | North American deciduous trees or shrubs |
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| Amygdalaceae, family Amygdalaceae | Used in former classifications for plum and peach and almond trees which are now usually classified as members of the genus Prunus |
| Chaenomeles, genus Chaenomeles | flowering quince |
| Chrysobalanus, genus Chrysobalanus | coco plums |
| Crataegus, genus Crataegus | thorny shrubs and small trees |
| Cydonia, genus Cydonia | quince |
| Dryas, genus Dryas | mountain avens |
| Eriobotrya, genus Eriobotrya | Asiatic evergreen fruit trees |
| Fragaria, genus Fragaria | strawberries |
| Geum, genus Geum | avens |
| Heteromeles, genus Heteromeles | One species |
| Malus, genus Malus | apple trees |
| Mespilus, genus Mespilus | medlars |
| Photinia, genus Photinia | genus of deciduous and evergreen east Asian trees and shrubs widely cultivated as ornamentals for their white flowers and red fruits |
| Potentilla, genus Potentilla | chiefly perennial northern hemisphere herbs and shrubs |
| Poterium, genus Poterium | A genus of thorny herbs or shrubs of the family Rosaceae |
| Prunus, genus Prunus | A genus of shrubs and trees of the family Rosaceae that is widely distributed in temperate regions |
| Pyrus, genus Pyrus | fruit trees native to the Old World |
| Rosa, genus Rosa | large genus of erect or climbing prickly shrubs including roses |
| Rubus, genus Rubus | large genus of brambles bearing berries |
| Sorbus, genus Sorbus | A genus of shrubs or trees of the family Rosaceae having feathery leaves |
| Spiraea, genus Spiraea | A dicotyledonous genus of the family Rosaceae |
| genus Agrimonia | genus of herbs found chiefly in north temperate regions having pinnate leaves and yellow flowers followed by bristly fruit |
| genus Cotoneaster | genus of deciduous or evergreen Old World shrubs widely cultivated |
| genus Pyracantha | Eurasian evergreen thorny shrubs bearing red or orange-red berries |
| Broader | rosid dicot family | A family of dicotyledonous plants |
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| Spanish | rosaceae, rosáceas |
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| Catalan | rosaceae, Rosaceae, rosàcia, rosàcies |
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