Rosales

plural noun

Ro·​sa·​les

rōˈzā(ˌ)lēz

: an order of dicotyledonous plants having flowers with the petals separate or in some members of the family Leguminosae more or less united, a partly united calyx, epigynous or perigynous stamens, and one or more carpels

Word History

Etymology

New Latin, from Rosa + -ales

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