aceous- root words — words with the aceous- root

The root aceous- comes from Latin aceus, meaning of the nature of, resembling. 80 words in Dendril are built from it, including acanaceous, acanthaceous, aceraceous, acinaceous, alismaceous, alliaceous, amarantaceous, amaryllidaceous, amentaceous, ampullaceous, amygdalaceous, amylaceous. Dendril shows them on a free interactive word map — no signup, no ads.

Words that use the aceous- root

Explore words with aceous- — words containing the aceous- root and sharing its sense of "of the nature of, resembling". Examples include acanaceous, acanthaceous, aceraceous, acinaceous, alismaceous, alliaceous, amarantaceous, amaryllidaceous, amentaceous, ampullaceous, amygdalaceous, amylaceous. Click any word to see its own roots, definition, and related words.

What does aceous- mean?

The aceous- root means of the nature of, resembling, from Latin aceus. Recognizing it helps you decode and remember the many English words built on this root.