And shook his wings with rory May-dew wet.
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Ro*sa"ceous (?), a. [L. rosaceus, fr. rosa rose.] 1. (Bot.) (a) Of or
pertaining to a natural order of plants (Rosaceæ) of which the rose is
the type. It includes also the plums and cherries, meadowsweet,
brambles, the strawberry, the hawthorn, applies, pears, service trees,
and quinces. (b) Like a rose in shape or appearance; as, a rosaceous
corolla.