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Rosales

Rosales

9.1
A group of plants that have flowers and includes roses and plants like them
  • noun
  • /roʊˈzeɪliz/
  • Specialized
: Rosales

Synonyms

order Rosales
vsRosales
  • Specialized
8.1

A large group of flowering plants that includes roses and elms

notes that legumes may be excluded in some classifications

Compounds

order Rosales
  • Specialized
8.1

A large group of flowering plants that includes roses and elms

Surface Forms

Rosales singular
Rosaleses plural

Etymology

Rosales comes from the Latin root rosa meaning 'rose' and the plant-order ending -ales. So Rosales is the 'group' of flowering plants that are related to the rose family.