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-aceous
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English
Etymology
Suffixal construction from (1) en la ‑āceus belonging to, of the nature of en -ous, from oblique stem of la -āx -āx, -ācis -eus 1 and (2) en -acea -ous. Also variant of en -acious.
Pronunciation
en /ˈeɪ.ʃəs/
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en LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl--aceous.wav Southern England
en eɪʃəs
Suffix
Of, relating to, resembling or containing the thing suffixed
Belonging to a taxonomic family or other group
Derived terms
en
en arenaceous argillaceous butyraceous ceraceous coriaceous Cretaceous crustaceous farinaceous foliaceous frumentaceous gallinaceous glumaceous iridaceous papilionaceous rosaceous sebaceous setaceous solanaceous stercoraceous testaceous vinaceous
Related terms
en -acean
Translations
of, relating to, or resembling the thing suffixed
Catalan: ca -aci
Portuguese: pt -áceo
Spanish: es -áceo
belonging to a taxonomic family or other group
Catalan: ca -aci
Portuguese: pt -áceo
Spanish: es -áceo
References