ˈrosal, a. rare.
[f. rose n. + -al1. Cf. F. rosal rose (13th c. in Godef. Compl.), and roseal.]
† 1. Rosy, roseate, ruddy. Obs.
| 1566 Drant Jeremiah iv, Rosall ruddish reade within, clare rede as preciouse stones. 1620 Shelton Quix. iv. vii, And at the Time, we Phoebus may devise Shine thro' the Rosal Gates of th' Orient bright. 1641 Beedome Poems E 6 Thus from forth her rosall gate she sent, Breath form'd in words. |
2. Bot. Rosaceous. rare.
| 1846 Lindley Veget. Kingd. 563 Rosal Exogens, with polypetalous flowers, and carpels both free from the calyx [etc.]. 1858 ― Sch. Bot. x. 160 The..Plane tree belongs to the Urtical, and the..Apple to the Rosal alliance. |