-aceae
suffix forming plural proper nouns
denoting plants belonging to a family
⇒
Liliaceae
⇒
Ranunculaceae
Origin
New Latin, from Latin, feminine plural of -āceus -aceous-aceae
Word Origin
Botany.
1
a suffix used in the formation of names of families:
Rosaceae.
Origin
< Latin, feminine plural of -āceus. See -aceous
Related Words
- amaranthaceous
- amaryllidaceous
- apiaceous
- asclepiadaceous
- berberidaceous
- boraginaceous
-aceaea suffix of (Latin) names of families of plants, as in Rosaceae.
[Latin, feminine plural of -āceus. See -aceous]-aceae
noun plural suffix
Rosaceae
— in names of families of plants
noun plural suffix
ETYMOLOGY New Latin, from Latin, feminine plural of -aceus -aceous
: plants of the nature ofRosaceae
— in names of families of plants
-aceae
suffix
- Botany forming the names of families of plants【植】［构成植物科属名称］表示“…科”：
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Liliaceae.
词源
from Latin, 'of the nature of ', feminine plural adjectival ending.
-aceae
of the nature of plants:
of the nature of plants:
acanthaceae, rosaceae
-a·ce·ae
\ˈāsēˌē\ noun plural suffix
Etymology: New Latin, from Latin, feminine plural of -aceus -aceous
: plants of the nature of
< Acanthaceae >
< Rosaceae >
— in names of families of plants; formerly in names of orders of plants
< Acanthaceae >
< Rosaceae >
— in names of families of plants; formerly in names of orders of plants