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Botany.
a suffix used in the formation of names of families: Rosaceae.
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Origin of -aceae

<Latin, feminine plural of -āceus.See -aceous

Words nearby -aceae

Accutron, ACDA, AC/DC, ace, -acea, -aceae, Ace bandage, acebutolol, acedia, Aceh, ace-high
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British Dictionary definitions for -aceae

-aceae
suffix forming plural proper nouns
denoting plants belonging to a familyLiliaceae; Ranunculaceae

Word Origin for -aceae

New Latin, from Latin, feminine plural of -āceus -aceous
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