adj
Meaning 1
Having the nature of a bean; like a bean.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Standard Lemma guide
fabaceous
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/fəˈbeɪʃəs/
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rhymes with -eɪʃəs
adj
Meaning 2
Belonging to the taxonomic family Fabaceae.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
History
Etymology
From Latin fabaceus, from faba (“bean”). By surface analysis, Latin fab(a) + -aceous. For sense 2, from translingual Fabaceae + -ous, from Faba.
Across languages
Translations
2 source translations are retained for this English entry.
- Polish: fasolowy — of the Fabaceae
- Russian: бобо́вый (bobóvyj) — of the Fabaceae