-aceous

The Concise Oxford Dictionary of English Etymology | 1996 | 210 words | Copyright

-aceous f. L. -āceus (f. -āc- -AC) + -OUS (cf. -EOUS); in nat. hist. it supplies adjs. for names of groups in -acea, -aceae, e.g. crustaceous pert. to the Crustacea, rosaceous pert. to the Rosaceae.

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