a. [ Cf. L. roseus, rosatus, prepared from roses. See Roseal, Rose. ] 1. Full of roses; rosy; as, roseate bowers. [ 1913 Webster ]
2. resembling a rose in color or fragrance; esp., tinged with rose color; blooming; as, roseate beauty; her roseate lips. [ 1913 Webster ]
Roseate tern (Zool.), an American and European tern (Sterna Dougalli) whose breast is roseate in the breeding season. [ 1913 Webster ]