-aceous, -acea, -aceae, -aceaen, -aceus
(Latin: a suffix; having the quality of, of the nature of, characterized by, belonging to, resembling)
There are hunderds of words that utilize the -aceous suffix which are not shown here; however, the following will present important examples.
A suffix that forms adjectives and is used with technical combinations, especially in biological terms: "pertaining or belonging to, of the nature of, or characterized by; to be full of, to possess abundantly". The suffix -acea usually denotes "orders and classes in zoology" while the suffix -aceae usually denotes "orders and families in botany" and -aceaen is used to denote members of "orders of the animal kingdom".
crustacean
crustaceous
curvaceous
Curving, full of curves; specifically, of a well-rounded female figure.
cutaceous
dipteraceous
dyssebacia, dyssebacea
A common scaly macular eruption that occurs primarily on the face, scalp (dandruff), and other areas of increased sebaceous gland secretion; the lesions are covered with a slightly adherent oily scale.
extrafoliacious
foliaceous
Belonging to, or having the texture or nature of foliage or leaves; leaflike in form or made of growth; composed of thin laminated layers, as certain rocks.
furfuraceous
gallinaceous
herbaceous
Typical of an herb as distinguished from a woody plant; green and leaflike in appearance or texture.
interfoliaceous
intrafoliaceous
iridaceous
Infiltration of the iris with lymphoid cells.
lactaceous
Also see this closely related -eous suffix unit.
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