fabaceous

[ fuh-bey-shuhs ]

adjective

1. belonging to the Fabaceae, an alternative name for the plant family Leguminosae.

fabaceous

/ fəˈbeɪʃəs /

adjective

1. a less common term for leguminous

Word History and Origins

Origin of fabaceous¹

1720–30; < New Latin Fabace ( ae ) ( Fab ( a ) the type genus ( Latin: bean) + -aceae -aceae ) + -ous

Word History and Origins

Origin of fabaceous¹

C18: from Late Latin fabāceus of beans, from Latin faba bean

Example Sentences

And here came in once more the fabaceous maker and marker of destiny, saying that blind justice decreed, that, inasmuch as sound is wont to rise, he who was noonday Sayer and midnight Snorer should couch below, while the Hearer should circle above,—plainly a wise provision, that the good things of Providence might not be wasted.

From Project Gutenberg

Associated word: cere. beam, n. girder, joist; ray, gleam. beam, v. gleam, shine, glitter, glisten, scintillate. beaming, a. radiant, shining. beanlike, a. fabaceous. bear, n.

From Project Gutenberg

Interspersed with them there are many which attain an enormous size, as in the case of a Hernanda, a Castanospermum, two fabaceous trees, and others of which neither flowers nor fruit were observed.

From Project Gutenberg