rosaceae
Apples, cherries, roses
A misspelling or informal lowercase rendering of Rosaceae, the botanical family name for roses and their relatives.
Scientific family names are properly capitalized in formal writing, though lowercase appears in casual contexts: plants in the rosaceae family. (Capitalized Rosaceae is the standard botanical term.)
family
Related people together
- plant familiesbrassicaceae, asteraceae, grass family, cabbage family, mint family
- plantstree, plants, leaves, bluebonnet, trees
- plant groupsangiosperms, gymnosperms, monocots, dicots, flowering plants
contrasting plant families
rosaceaegrasses
Monocot blade plants
legumes · brassicaceae · asteraceae · nightshades · mustards
rose, roses, rosette, rosettes, rosary, rosaries, rosy, rosier, rosiest