Meaning and Origin
What does the name Rosette mean? Keep reading to find the user submitted meanings, dictionary definitions, and more.
User Submitted Origins
- An imitation of a rose by means of ribbon or other material, -- used as an ornament or a badge.
- [Arch] An ornament in the form of a rose or roundel, -much used in decoration.
- A red color. See Roset.
- A rose burner. See under Rose.
- [Zoöl]
- Any structure having a flowerlike form; especially, the group of five broad ambulacra on the upper side of the spatangoid and clypeastroid sea urchins. See Illust. of Spicule, and Sand dollar, under Sand.
- A flowerlike color marking; as, the rosettes on the leopard.
- Any structure having a flowerlike form; especially, the group of five broad ambulacra on the upper side of the spatangoid and clypeastroid sea urchins. See Illust. of Spicule, and Sand dollar, under Sand.
Etymology: F., dim. of rose a rose. Cf. Roset
- An ornament or pattern resembling a rose that is worn as a badge of office or as recognition of having won an honor
- Circular window filled with tracery
- A cluster of leaves growing in crowded circles from a common center or crown (usually at or close to the ground)
- Rhizoctinia disease of potatoes
Borrowing from French rosette.
- An imitation of a rose by means of ribbon or other material, used especially as an ornament or a badge.
- (architecture) An ornament in the form of a rose or roundel, much used in decoration.
- A red color.
- A rose burner.
- (botany) One or more whorls of leaves, clustered tightly at the base of a plant.
- (botany) A plant growth form in which the plant grows outward in all directions for a short distance, producing a small round shape.
- (zoology) Any structure having a flowerlike form; especially, the group of five broad ambulacra on the upper side of the spatangoid and clypeastroid sea urchins.
- (zoology) A flowerlike color marking, as on the leopard.
- A floral pattern in latte art.
- (medicine) A clustered formation of tumor cells.
- A thin, cookie-like, deep-fried Scandinavian pastry, made using an iron, which resembles a rose blossom.
rosette was also found in the following language(s): French and Italian