-aceous

English

Etymology

Suffixal construction from (1) Latin ‑āceus (“belonging to, of the nature of”) +‎ -ous, from oblique stem of -āx, -ācis +‎ -eus and (2) -acea +‎ -ous. Also variant of -acious.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈeɪ.ʃəs/

• Audio (Southern England):

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• Rhymes: -eɪʃəs

Suffix

-aceous

1. Of, relating to, resembling or containing the thing suffixed
2. Belonging to a taxonomic family or other group

Derived terms

English terms suffixed with -aceous

albuminaceous

alliaceous

amaryllidaceous

amentaceous

ampelidaceous

ampullaceous

amygdalaceous

amylaceous

aphyllophoraceous

araceous

armeniaceous

asclepiadaceous

atramentaceous

avenaceous

brassicaceous

butyraceous

byssaceous

caliciaceous

camphoraceous

carbonaceous

cepaceous

chitinaceous

chylaceous

cinchonaceous

confervaceous

corallaceous

corollaceous

cucurbitaceous

curvaceous

cylindraceous

diatomaceous

dipterocarpaceous

drupaceous

euphorbiaceous

fabaceous

farinaceous

filaceous

filoplumaceous

fringillaceous

furfuraceous

glutinaceous

glycoproteinaceous

graminaceous

herbaceous

hordeaceous

keratinaceous

lactaceous

lardaceous

lauraceous

lipidaceous

lomentaceous

lutaceous

marlaceous

marmoraceous

melastomaceous

micaceous

molendinaceous

moraceous

nucamentaceous

ocheraceous

ochraceous

olivaceous

orchidaceous

paleaceous

palmaceous

pearlaceous

pectinaceous

pennaceous

pentosaceous

phycochromaceous

pistillaceous

plumbaceous

plumulaceous

poaceous

pomaceous

porphyraceous

proteinaceous

pultaceous

purpuraceous

pyritaceous

ramentaceous

resinaceous

rutaceous

salicaceous

sanguinaceous

sarmentaceous

schistaceous

schorlaceous

scolopaceous

scoriaceous

scribaceous

sebaceous

secotiaceous

sedimentaceous

seroproteinaceous

siliquaceous

simarubaceous

spathaceous

sterculiaceous

strobilaceous

taxaceous

terraceous

tuberaceous

tufaceous

tuffaceous

turbinaceous

urinaceous

valerianaceous

vitaceous

• arenaceous
• argillaceous
• butyraceous
• ceraceous
• coriaceous
• Cretaceous
• crustaceous
• farinaceous
• foliaceous
• frumentaceous
• gallinaceous
• glumaceous
• iridaceous
• papilionaceous
• rosaceous
• sebaceous
• setaceous
• solanaceous
• stercoraceous
• testaceous
• vinaceous

Related terms

• -acean

Translations

of, relating to, or resembling the thing suffixed

• Catalan: -aci (ca)
• Portuguese: -áceo
• Spanish: -áceo (es)

belonging to a taxonomic family or other group

• Catalan: -aci (ca)
• Portuguese: -áceo
• Spanish: -áceo (es)

References

• “-aceous”, in OED Online ⁠, Oxford: Oxford University Press, launched 2000.
• “-aceous”, in Merriam-Webster.com Online Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: Merriam-Webster, 1996–present.
• Douglas Harper (2001–2026), “-aceous”, in Online Etymology Dictionary.