Definitions

from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.

  • suffix An organism belonging to a taxonomic group.

Etymologies

from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition

[From New Latin -ācea, neuter pl. of -āceus, -aceous.]

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