rosette
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An imitation of a rose by means of ribbon or other material, -- used as an ornament or a badge.
An ornament in the form of a rose or roundel, -much used in decoration.
A red color. See Roset.
A rose burner. See under Rose.
Any structure having a flowerlike form; especially, the group of five broad ambulacra on the upper side of the spatangoid and clypeastroid sea urchins. See Illust. of Spicule, and Sand dollar, under Sand.
A flowerlike color marking; as, the rosettes on the leopard.
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Each glomerulus has a mossy fiber rosette at its center, and up to 20 granule cell dendritic claws contacting it.
Food There are several hundred restaurants in Nottingham, with there being several AA rosette winning restaurants in 2010 citation Iberico World Tapas, situation in the city centre, was awarded a Bib Gourmand in the 2013 Michelin Guide.
Rosette designs vary from simple concentric circles to delicate fretwork mimicking the historic rosette of lutes.
Many species of Aloe appear to be stemless, with the rosette growing directly at ground level; other varieties may have a branched or unbranched stem from which the fleshy leaves spring.
Some domestic cats display a rosette pattern on their coats.
The abacus upon the capital has concave sides to conform to the outscrolling corners of the capital, and it may have a rosette at the center of each side.