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rosette
1[ roh-zet ]
noun
- any arrangement, part, object, or formation more or less resembling a rose.
- a rose-shaped arrangement of ribbon or other material, used as an ornament or badge.
- Botany. a circular cluster of leaves or other organs.
- a broad ornamental head for a screw or nail.
- Metallurgy.
- any of a number of disks of refined copper formed when cold water is thrown onto the molten metal.
- a rounded microconstituent of certain alloys.
- 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.
- one of the compound spots on a leopard.
Rosette
2[ roh-zet ]
noun
- a female given name.
rosette
/ əʊˈɛ /
noun
- 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
- another name for rose window
- a rose-shaped patch of colour, such as one of the clusters of spots marking a leopard's fur
- botany a circular cluster of leaves growing from the base of a stem
- any of various plant diseases characterized by abnormal leaf growth
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Word History and Origins
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Word History and Origins
Origin of rosette1
C18: from Old French: a little rose 1
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