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Noun: Rosaceae
  1. A large family of dicotyledonous plants of order Rosales; have alternate leaves and five-petalled flowers with numerous stamens
    - family Rosaceae, rose family

Type of: rosid dicot family

Part of: order Rosales, Rosales

Encyclopedia: Rosaceae