maroon vs rosaceous

maroon

adj
  • Of a maroon color 

  • Associated with Maroon culture, communities or peoples. 

noun
  • A rich dark red, somewhat brownish, color. 

  • A rocket-propelled firework or skyrocket, often one used as a signal (e.g. to summon the crew of a lifeboat or warn of an air raid). 

  • A castaway; a person who has been marooned. 

  • An idiot; a fool. 

  • An escaped negro of the Caribbean and the Americas or a descendant of such a person. 

verb
  • To abandon in a remote, desolate place, as on a desert island. 

rosaceous

adj
  • Resembling or characteristic of rosacea; rosy; reddish. 

  • Of or pertaining to a rose, or a member of the Rosaceae family of plants. 

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