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Vinony

-aceous

  1. adjective suffix meaning "characterized by" or "full of"
  2. adjectival suffix meaning "consisting of" or "having the nature or form of"
  3. adjectival suffix meaning "of or relating to a group of animals typified by (such) a form" or "characterized by (such) a feature"
  4. adjectival suffix meaning "of or relating to a plant family"
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Wiktionary

Pronunciation: /ˈeɪ.ʃəs/

suffix

Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *-eh₂-k-s Proto-Italic *-āks Latin -āx Proto-Indo-European *-yósder. Proto-Indo-European *-éyos Proto-Italic *-ejos Proto-Italic *-eos Latin -eus Latin -aceus New Latinbor. English -aceous Borrowed from New Latin, from Latin -aceus (“of a certain kind”). Related to -ac, -ax, a Latin adjectival suffix.

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