-aceous Definition
āzhəs
suffix
Of or relating to.
Amylaceous.
American Heritage
Resembling or having the nature of.
Amentaceous.
American Heritage
Belonging to a taxonomic group.
Orchidaceous.
American Heritage
Of, relating to, or resembling the thing specified.
Wiktionary
affix
Of the nature of, like, belonging to, producing, or characterized by.
Herbaceous.
Webster's New World
Origin of -aceous
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New Latin, from Latin -aceus (“of a certain kind”); related to -ac, -ax, a Latin adjectival suffix.
From Wiktionary
From Latin -āceus
From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition
L -aceus
From Webster's New World College Dictionary, 5th Edition
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