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Noun: family Rosaceae
  1. A large family of dicotyledonous plants of order Rosales; have alternate leaves and five-petalled flowers with numerous stamens
    - Rosaceae, rose family

Type of: rosid dicot family

Part of: order Rosales, Rosales

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family Rhyniaceae
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family Roccellaceae
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family Roridulaceae
family Rosaceae
family Rubiaceae
family Ruscaceae
family Russulaceae
family Rutaceae
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family Sagittariidae
family Salamandridae
family Salicaceae
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