rosette
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- noun
- /roʊˈzɛt/
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roseta
- Spikes of deep orange flowers emerge like crab's claws from this echeveria's large (12- to 16-inch) loose rosette in summer.
- rosette of leaves
- basal rosette
- green rosettes
Dark green leaves, beautiful rosette, gorgeous.
- Dark green leaves, beautiful rosette, gorgeous.
Examples
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Houseplants have the additional advantages that they are easy to vegetatively propagate, and many are vines or rosettes that require no staking.
Academic text (2001) -
So I think we'll plant or pot rather this more full looking rosette in one of these pots.
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Remove the little rosettes at the stem end and clean out any foreign matter.
Academic text (1991) -
This typical specimen of Lobelia dortmanna from Connecticut shows the exceptionally long floral stalks that extend from a completely submerged rosette of basal leaves.
Academic text (1996) -
In Lobelia dortmanna (Lobeliaceae), aerial flowers project from the submerged rosettes on stalks up to 2 m long.
Academic text (1996) -
Between each figure is a vertical row of three four-petaled rosettes, each having blue petals with a white border, and white centers with a red border (Figs. 9-10).
Academic text (1991) -
In the garden, a vibrant rosette of green leaves formed a beautiful base for the blooming flowers.
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The succulent plant has a lovely rosette shape, with thick leaves curling around its center.
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The ornamental cactus developed several rosettes of spiky leaves that added color to the landscape.
How Compact
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Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Rosette comes from Latin rosa 'rose' and means a little rose-like circle, which helps you remember a plant rosette as a round group of leaves near the ground that looks like rose petals.