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-aceous
- a suffix with the meanings 鈥渞esembling, having the nature of,鈥 鈥渕ade of,鈥 occurring in loanwords from Latin ( cretaceous; herbaceous ) and forming adjectives in English on the Latin model ( ceraceous ), especially adjectival correspondents to taxonomic names ending in -acea and -aceae: rosaceous.
-aceous
suffix forming adjectives
- relating to, belonging to, having the nature of, or resembling
herbaceous
larvaceous
鈥揳肠别辞耻蝉
- A suffix used to form adjectives meaning 鈥渕ade of鈥 or 鈥渞esembling鈥 a particular substance or material, such as silicaceous, containing silicon.
亚洲网紅露点 History and Origins
Origin of -aceous1
Example Sentences
Aceous or aceus: suffix; similar to, or of the nature of.
In the first place, then, I mean to call every flower either one thing or another, and not an 'aceous' thing, only half something or half another.
NOTE.鈥擳he suffix -ac is found only in Latin derivatives of Greek origin. -aceous 聽 -acious of; = having the quality of sapon-aceous 聽 cap-acious having the quality of soap. having the quality of holding much. -acy condition of = being; office of celib-acy cur-acy condition of being single. office of a curate. -age act, = condition, or collection of marri-age vassal-age foli-age act of marrying. condition of a vassal. collection of leaves.
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