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Definition of Rosales
1. Noun. In some classifications this category does not include Leguminosae.
Generic synonyms: Plant Order
Member holonyms: Connaraceae, Family Connaraceae, Zebrawood Family, Connarus, Genus Connarus, Fabaceae, Family Fabaceae, Family Leguminosae, Legume Family, Leguminosae, Pea Family, Family Rosaceae, Rosaceae, Rose Family, Cephalotaceae, Family Cephalotaceae, Crassulaceae, Family Crassulaceae, Stonecrop Family, Cunonia Family, Cunoniaceae, Family Cunoniaceae, Family Hydrangeaceae, Hydrangea Family, Hydrangeaceae, Family Saxifragaceae, Saxifragaceae, Saxifrage Family, Family Grossulariaceae, Gooseberry Family, Grossulariaceae, Family Platanaceae, Plane-tree Family, Platanaceae
Group relationships: Rosidae, Subclass Rosidae
Medical Definition of Rosales
1. An order of the angiosperms, subclass rosidae. Its members include some of the most known ornamental and edible plants of temperate zones including roses, apples, cherries, and peaches. Plants of a number of the species of the rose family contain cyanide compounds, for example, peach pits and bitter almonds. (12 Dec 1998)
Lexicographical Neighbors of Rosales
Literary usage of Rosales
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. San Juan Capistrano Mission by Zephyrin Engelhardt (1922)
"Jose Maria rosales — Second Burial Register.—Some Entries.—Rt. Rev. ...
Father rosales continues the entries to the end of the first book, making the last ..."
2. Dictionary of American Biography, Including Men of the Time: Containing by Francis Samuel Drake (1872)
"... 1st Heat. for gallantry at Santa Cruz de rosales, Mar. 16, 1848 ; capt.
Nov 30,1856 ; had seen considerable Indian fighting in Utah and ..."
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