| 释义 |
-aceous -aceous or -aceansuff.1. a. Of or relating to: amylaceous.b. Resembling or having the nature of: amentaceous.2. Belonging to a taxonomic group: orchidaceous.
[From Latin -āceus.]-aceous suffix forming adjectives relating to, belonging to, having the nature of, or resembling: herbaceous; larvaceous. [New Latin, from Latin -āceus of a certain kind; related to -āc, -āx, adjectival suffix]-aceous a suffix with the meanings “resembling, having the nature of,” “made of,” occurring in loanwords from Latin (cretaceous; herbaceous) and forming adjectives in English on the Latin model, esp. adjectival correspondents to taxonomic names ending in -acea and -aceae: rosaceous. [< Latin -āceus; see -ous] -aceous A suffix used to form adjectives meaning "made of" or "resembling" a particular substance or material, such as silicaceous, containing silicon. |