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1
: an ornament usually made of material gathered or pleated so as to resemble a rose and worn as a badge of office, as evidence of having won a decoration (such as the Medal of Honor), or as trimming
2
: a disk of foliage or a floral design usually in relief used as a decorative motif
3
: a structure or color marking on an animal suggestive of a rosette
especially
: one of the groups of spots on a leopard
4
: a cluster of leaves in crowded circles or spirals arising basally from a crown (as in the dandelion) or apically from an axis with greatly shortened internodes (as in many tropical palms)
5
: a food decoration or garnish in the shape of a rose
icing rosettes
carrot rosettes
Examples of rosette in a Sentence
a rosette of chocolate frosting
Rosettes are carved in the base of the statue.
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▪ Selectively removing only obviously diseased portions of roses infected with rose rosette virus.
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Neil Sperry, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 24 Jan. 2025
There are green parrots, rosettes — and the cow — which can be affixed to a hat or jacket collar.
—Samantha Conti, WWD, 22 Jan. 2025
Double blossom, also called rosette disease, can be controlled with heavy pruning of diseased stems in early spring.
—Kim Toscano, Southern Living, 20 Jan. 2025
Or rosettes blooming as a popular motif in fashion?
—The Styles Desk, New York Times, 29 Dec. 2024
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Neil Sperry, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 24 Jan. 2025
There are green parrots, rosettes — and the cow — which can be affixed to a hat or jacket collar.
—Samantha Conti, WWD, 22 Jan. 2025
Double blossom, also called rosette disease, can be controlled with heavy pruning of diseased stems in early spring.
—Kim Toscano, Southern Living, 20 Jan. 2025
Or rosettes blooming as a popular motif in fashion?
—The Styles Desk, New York Times, 29 Dec. 2024
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“Rosette.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/rosette. Accessed 11 Feb. 2025.
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rosette
noun
ro·sette
rō-ˈzet 
1
: a badge or ornament of ribbon gathered in the shape of a rose
2
: a design of leaves or flowers used as a decoration
3
: a circular cluster of leaves developed on a plant (as at the base of a dandelion)
Medical Definition
rosette
noun
ro·sette
rō-ˈzet
: a rose-shaped cluster of cells
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