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-aceous
- a suffix with the meanings âresembling, having the nature of,â âmade of,â 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
âa³Š±ðŽÇ³Ü²õ
- A suffix used to form adjectives meaning âmade ofâ or âresemblingâ a particular substance or material, such as silicaceous, containing silicon.
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yÐÄvlog History and Origins
Origin of -aceous1
New Latin, from Latin -Ä峊±ð³Ü²õ of a certain kind; related to -Ä峊, -Äå³æ, adjectival suffix
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