Rosette (noun) Definition, Meaning & Examples

noun
  1. any arrangement, part, object, or formation more or less resembling a rose.
  2. a rose-shaped arrangement of ribbon or other material, used as an ornament or badge.
  3. an architectural ornament resembling a rose or having a generally circular combination of parts.
  4. a circular cluster of leaves or other organs.
  5. a broad ornamental head for a screw or nail.
  6. Metallurgy.
    • any of a number of disks of refined copper formed when cold water is thrown onto the molten metal.
    • a rounded microconstituent of certain alloys.
  7. any of several diseases of plants, characterized by the crowding of the foliage into circular clusters owing to a shortening of the internodes of stems or branches, caused by fungi, viruses, or nutritional deficiencies.
  8. one of the compound spots on a leopard.
noun
  1. a female given name.
noun
  1. a decoration or pattern resembling a rose, esp an arrangement of ribbons or strips formed into a rose-shaped design and worn as a badge or presented as a prize
  2. another name for rose window
  3. a rose-shaped patch of colour, such as one of the clusters of spots marking a leopard's fur
  4. a circular cluster of leaves growing from the base of a stem
  5. any of various plant diseases characterized by abnormal leaf growth
Rosette (noun) Definition, Meaning & Examples

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