rose family

from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.

• noun A large family of plants, the Rosaceae, characterized by often showy flowers with five separated petals and numerous stamens, including fruit plants such as the apple, cherry, peach, pear, plum, raspberry, and strawberry, and ornamentals such as roses and spireas.

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• noun a large family of dicotyledonous plants of order Rosales; have alternate leaves and five-petaled flowers with numerous stamens