Word: fabacean
Part of speech: Adjective
Syllables: fa
ba
cean
Definition: Of or pertaining to the family Fabaceae; a large family of trees, shrubs, vines, and herbs bearing bean pods; divided for convenience into the subfamilies Caesalpiniaceae. Mimosaceae. Papilionaceae
Morphemes:
Affix: Faba
Language: en
Meaning: obsolete genus name of broad beans
Etymology Compounds: Affix: faba
Language: la
Decoded: faba
Meaning: bean, horse bean
Affix: -aceae
Language: en
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: Used to form the name of taxonomic families of plants, algae, bacteria, and fungi
Etymology Compounds: Affix: -āceae
Language: la
Decoded: -aceae
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: -aceous; resembling, having the nature of, forming, belonging to
Affix: -an
Language: en
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: Of or pertaining to; an adjectival suffix appended to various words, often nouns, to make an adjective form.
Etymology Compounds: Affix: -ānus
Language: la
Decoded: -anus
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: Of or pertaining to; -ian; usually indicates a relationship of position, possession, or origin.