-aceous

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EnglishEdit

EtymologyEdit

From New Latin, from Latin -aceus (“of a certain kind”); related to -ac, -ax, a Latin adjectival suffix.

PronunciationEdit

• IPA^(key): /ˈeɪʃəs/
• Rhymes: -eɪʃəs

SuffixEdit

-aceous

1. Of, relating to, resembling or containing the thing suffixed
2. Belonging to a taxonomic family or other group

Derived termsEdit

► English words suffixed with -aceous

Terms derived from -aceous

• arenaceous
• argillaceous
• butyraceous
• ceraceous
• coriaceous
• Cretaceous
• crustaceous

• farinaceous
• foliaceous
• frumentaceous
• gallinaceous
• glumaceous
• iridaceous
• papilionaceous

• rosaceous
• sebaceous
• setaceous
• solanaceous
• stercoraceous
• testaceous
• vinaceous

Related termsEdit

• -acean

TranslationsEdit

of, relating to, or resembling the thing suffixed

• Catalan: -aci (ca)
• Portuguese: -áceo

• Spanish: -áceo (es)

belonging to a taxonomic family or other group

• Catalan: -aci (ca)
• Portuguese: -áceo

• Spanish: -áceo (es)