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se·ta·ceous
 setaceous
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- pronunciation:
- sih
teI
sh
 s
- features:
- Word Parts
| part of speech: |
adjective |
| definition 1: |
having or made of bristles; bristly.
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| definition 2: |
similar to a bristle or bristles.
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| derivation: |
setaceously (adv.) |
The word setaceous
contains the following part:
-aceous
Latin
adjective-forming suffix
that means resembling, related to, made of, or, in biological science, belonging to (a taxonomic class)
  More about this word part:
The suffix -aceous
occurs in adjectives that are Latin loanwords, and hence attaches to Latin noun roots. Words ending in -aceous
are often formal and used in biological science. These scientific adjectives ending in -aceous
have corresponding nouns ending in -aceae (plants) and -acea (animals), which are names for taxonomic families.
Example words:
amylaceous, argillaceous, bulbaceous, capillaceous, carbonaceous, cretaceous, farinaceous, foliaceous, furfuraceous, gallinaceous, herbaceous, pinaceous, rosaceous, saponaceous, sebaceous, setaceous, vinaceous
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