rosette

Everyday

1. A round badge made of ribbon, given as a prize, for example at a horse or pet show. tree →
2. A rose-shaped decoration in building or on clothes. tree →
3. (science) A ring of leaves growing from one point near the ground, like a dandelion's. tree →
4. Rosette is also a girl's name. tree →

In the lessons

At shows and gymkhanas, winners get rosettes (red, blue, yellow by place). Political supporters wear rosettes. In science, plants like dandelions grow leaves in a rosette. Phrases: «a red rosette», «win a rosette».

Examples

• My pony won a blue rosette at the show. tree →
• Our dog got a rosette for best tail. tree →
• The candidates wore party rosettes. tree →
• A dandelion's leaves grow in a rosette. tree →
• She pinned the rosette to her jacket. tree →
• The ceiling has a plaster rosette around the light. tree →
• Rosette thought she had never seen anything so pretty. tree →

Note

Pronounced roh-ZET. Countable. Rosette colours differ by country: in the UK red is first; in the US and Canada blue is often first.