-acea

acea -ácea Translingual Etymology mul :der la:-āceus<alt:-ācea> 1 From mul la -ācea, neutral plural of la -āceus: belonging to, the nature of (enlarged from adjective suffix -āx, genitive -ācis). Suffix mul suffix mul taxonomy Used to form taxonomic names of superfamilies of plants, algae and fungi mul zoology Used to form taxonomic names of animals of the rank of order, suborder, or similar mul zoology obsolete Used to form taxonomic names of animals of the rank of superfamily before the taxonomic code was changed to prohibit such names Derived terms mul Italian Suffix adjective f it -aceo Latin la -āceus Suffix la suffix form -ācea la -āceus nom//voc f s ; nom//acc//voc n p Suffix la suffix form -āceā la -āceus abl f s