rosaceous

English

Etymology 1

From Rosaceae +‎ -ous or Rosa +‎ -aceous.

Adjective

rosaceous (not comparable)

1. (botany) Of or pertaining to a rose, or a member of the Rosaceae family of plants.

Etymology 2

From rosacea +‎ -ous.

Adjective

rosaceous (comparative more rosaceous, superlative most rosaceous)

1. Resembling or characteristic of rosacea; rosy; reddish.
   • 1976, Ronald Marks, Common facial dermatoses, page 9:

     In cold weather rosaceous cheeks often tend to become mauvish and take on a cyanotic tinge.