I. adjective suffix
Etymology: New Latin -acea, -aceae + English -an
: -aceous
ros acean
II. noun suffix
( -s )
: organism characterized by : organism of the nature of
crust acean
ros acean
— in singular corresponding to plurals in -acea, -aceae
I. adjective suffix
Etymology: New Latin -acea, -aceae + English -an
: -aceous
ros acean
II. noun suffix
( -s )
: organism characterized by : organism of the nature of
crust acean
ros acean
— in singular corresponding to plurals in -acea, -aceae
Webster's New International English Dictionary. Новый международный словарь английского языка Webster. 2012