: 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
Illustration of rosette
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Examples of rosette in a Sentence
a rosette of chocolate frosting Rosettes are carved in the base of the statue.
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The broad foliage grows as a rosette, varying in size from 6 inches to 3 feet in diameter, depending on cultivar.—Kim Toscano, Southern Living, 19 June 2025 Gomez seems to really be keen on roses and rosettes, which have been a pretty popular trend in recent years.—Aamina Inayat Khan, StyleCaster, 27 Mar. 2025 Now, a rosette will be placed next to his name at the Walls of the Missing at Lorraine American Cemetery in France.—Ryan Oehrli, Charlotte Observer, 6 June 2025 Now that McCook has been accounted for, a rosette has been placed next to his name on the Walls of the Missing.—June 4, CBS News, 4 June 2025 See All Example Sentences for rosette
Word History
Etymology
borrowed from French, going back to Old French rosete, rosette "small rose, object shaped like a rose," from roserose entry 2 + -ete, -ette-ette
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