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1
: an ornament usually made of material gathered or pleated so as to resemble a rose and worn as a badge of office, as evidence of having won a decoration (such as the Medal of Honor), or as trimming
2
: a disk of foliage or a floral design usually in relief used as a decorative motif
3
: a structure or color marking on an animal suggestive of a rosette
especially
: one of the groups of spots on a leopard
4
: a cluster of leaves in crowded circles or spirals arising basally from a crown (as in the dandelion) or apically from an axis with greatly shortened internodes (as in many tropical palms)
5
: a food decoration or garnish in the shape of a rose
icing rosettes
carrot rosettes
Examples of rosette in a Sentence
a rosette of chocolate frosting
Rosettes are carved in the base of the statue.
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For each cookie, starting from the middle and working out, pipe dough into 1½-inch rosettes 1 inch apart on prepared cookie sheets, adding remaining dough to bag as needed.
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Jenavieve Christensen, Better Homes & Gardens, 22 Dec. 2025
Pipe border using a rosette tip around bottom of cake with remaining 1/2 cup Chocolate Truffle Filling.
—Kimberly Holland, Southern Living, 20 Dec. 2025
In its first year, a rosette of spiny leaves forms is followed in year two, by flowers in the pink to deep red spectrum.
—Joshua Siskin, Oc Register, 20 Dec. 2025
According to the center, the big cat was captured on trail camera footage visiting a watering hole in November, and researchers quickly identified it as a new big cat in the area by its distinctive black rosette spots.
—Charlotte Phillipp, PEOPLE, 5 Dec. 2025
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Jenavieve Christensen, Better Homes & Gardens, 22 Dec. 2025
Pipe border using a rosette tip around bottom of cake with remaining 1/2 cup Chocolate Truffle Filling.
—Kimberly Holland, Southern Living, 20 Dec. 2025
In its first year, a rosette of spiny leaves forms is followed in year two, by flowers in the pink to deep red spectrum.
—Joshua Siskin, Oc Register, 20 Dec. 2025
According to the center, the big cat was captured on trail camera footage visiting a watering hole in November, and researchers quickly identified it as a new big cat in the area by its distinctive black rosette spots.
—Charlotte Phillipp, PEOPLE, 5 Dec. 2025
See All Example Sentences for rosette
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“Rosette.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/rosette. Accessed 24 Dec. 2025.
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rosette
noun
ro·sette
rō-ˈzet 
1
: a badge or ornament of ribbon gathered in the shape of a rose
2
: a design of leaves or flowers used as a decoration
3
: a circular cluster of leaves developed on a plant (as at the base of a dandelion)
Medical Definition
rosette
noun
ro·sette
rō-ˈzet
: a rose-shaped cluster of cells
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