frumentaceous

[ froo-muhn-tey-shuhs ]

adjective

1. of the nature of or resembling wheat or other grain.

frumentaceous

/ ˌfruːmɛnˈteɪʃəs /

adjective

1. resembling or made of wheat or similar grain

Word History and Origins

Origin of frumentaceous¹

1660–70; < Late Latin frūmentāceus of corn or grain, equivalent to Latin frūment ( um ) grain + -āceus -aceous

Word History and Origins

Origin of frumentaceous¹

C17: from Late Latin frūmentāceus , from Latin frūmentum corn, grain