ROSEATE
Ro"se*ate, a. Etym: [Cf. L. roseus, rosatus, prepared from roses. See
Roseal, Rose.]
1. Full of roses; rosy; as, roseate bowers.
2. resembling a rose in color or fragrance; esp., tinged with rose color; blooming; as, roseate beauty; her roseate lips. Roseate tern (Zoöl.), an American and European tern (Sterna Dougalli) whose breast is roseate in the breeding season.
ROSEBAY Rose"bay`, n. (Bot.) (a) the oleander. [Obs.] (b) Any shrub of the genus Rhododendron. [U.S.] (c) An herb (Epilobium spicatum) with showy purple flowers, common in Europe and North America; — called also great willow herb.
ROSEBUD
Rose"bud`, n.
Defn: The flower of a rose before it opens, or when but partially open.
ROSEBUSH
Rose"bush`, n.
Defn: The bush or shrub which bears roses.
ROSE-COLORED
Rose"-col`ored, a.
1. Having the color of a pink rose; rose-pink; of a delicate pink color.