rose family
- noun
- /roʊz ˈfæmɪli/
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familia de las rosas
- The rose family is known for its five-petaled flowers and fragrant blooms.
- member of the rose family
- rose family with attractive flowers
Examples
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The apple tree is part of the rose family, which includes many other fruit-bearing plants.
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Apples, cherries, and strawberries all belong to the rose family.
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The rose family includes many well-known garden plants and fruit trees.
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The rose family includes many popular fruits.
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Did you know that the rose family has over 300 species?
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Roses, cherries, and strawberries are all members of the rose family known for their beautiful flowers.
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When gardening, consider the shrubs in the rose family for their attractive blooms and fragrant scents.
Synonyms
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A large family of flowering plants including roses, apples, and cherries
A group of plants like roses, apples and cherries with five-petaled flowers
Surface Forms
Morphology
The meaning 'a group of related plants related to roses' is directly derivable from combining 'rose' (the plant) with 'family' (a grouping of related species). The noun-noun compositional pattern 'X family' is common in scientific and everyday language (and cross-linguistically), so a B1 learner who knows both constituents will readily infer the MWE meaning.
Etymology
Rose family is a simple name that comes from the idea of a plant family related to the rose. Think of roses, apple trees, cherries and strawberries as a group of 'relatives' that share similar flowers and traits, so rose family means this group of related plants.