Friday, 21 August 2015

(general english)ous

addititious     of, pertaining to or resulting from addition
aeruginous      of, like or pertaining to copper-rust or verdigris
alliaceous      of, like or pertaining to garlic; garlicky
ampelidious     of, like or pertaining to vines
aurantiaceous   of, like or pertaining or pertaining to oranges or orange trees
caprifoliaceous         of, like or pertaining to the honeysuckle plant
caricous        of, like or pertaining to figs
carious         of, like or pertaining to dental cavities; decayed
carneous        fleshy; flesh-coloured; like or pertaining to flesh
cibarious       of, like or pertaining to food; useful for food
columbaceous    of, like or pertaining to doves or pigeons
coriaceous      having a leathery appearance; consisting, of, like or
pertaining to leather
cretaceous      of or resembling chalk; of a whitish colour
cryptous        of, like or pertaining to crypts
cucurbitaceous  of, like or pertaining to gourds
cutaneous       of or related to the skin
drupaceous      of, like or pertaining to drupes or stone-fruits
edacious        voracious; gluttonous; pertaining to eating
foraneous       of, like or pertaining to forums
fringillaceous  of, like or pertaining to finches
frumentarious   of, like or pertaining to corn
fuliginous      sooty; dusky; soot-coloured; of or pertaining to soot
fulmineous      of, like or pertaining to thunder and lightning
fungous         of or like fungus; soft; spongy
gallinaceous    of or resembling pheasants and other domestic birds
gemmeous        of, like or pertaining to gems; like a gem
gerontogenous   of, like or pertaining to the Old World
gramineous      of, like or pertaining to grass; grassy
hederaceous     of, like or pertaining to ivy
hordeaceous     of, like or pertaining to barley
iridaceous      of, like, or pertaining to iris plants
juglandaceous   of, like or pertaining to walnuts
juncaceous      of, like or pertaining to rushes
lamiaceous      minty; of, like or pertaining to the mint plant
lardaceous      of, like or pertaining to lard
linaceous       of, like or pertaining to flax
loranthaceous   of, like or pertaining to the mistletoe
lutaceous       of, like or pertaining to or comprised of mud
malvaceous      of, like or pertaining to the mallow family of plants
mellaginous     of, like or pertaining to or resembling honey
meretricious    of, like or pertaining to prostitution; superficially
attractive but lacking value
nacreous        of or resembling mother-of-pearl
numinous        of, like or pertaining to a deity; suffused with religious awe
oleraceous      of the nature of a pot-herb; for kitchen use; edible
ostraceous      of, like or pertaining to oysters
pabulous        of, like or pertaining to nourishment
papaverous      of, like or pertaining to poppies
papilionaceous  of, like or pertaining to butterflies
papuliferous    pimply; bearing or pertaining to pimples
poaceous        of, like or pertaining or pertaining to grass
pomaceous       of, like or pertaining to or consisting of apples
primogenous     of, like or pertaining to the earliest or first developmental stage
ranunculaceous  of, like or pertaining to buttercups
roseaceous      of the rose family; roselike
sanguineous     bloody; of, like or pertaining to blood; blood-red
sarcous         of flesh or muscle
scabious        of, like or pertaining to scabies or scabs
sebaceous       of or like tallow
serous  of, like or pertaining to serum; watery
soliterraneous  of, like or pertaining to the joint effect of the sun and earth
stercoraceous   of, like or pertaining to feces
struthious      of, like or pertaining to ostriches
suberous        of, like or having the appearance of cork; pertaining to cork
sulphorous      of, like or pertaining to hellfire; infernal; blasphemous
syringadenous   of, like or pertaining to sweat glands
taxaceous       of, like or pertaining to yew trees
terraneous      of, like or pertaining to the earth
testaceous      of or having a hard shell; brick-red
thermonous      of, like or pertaining to stimulation by heat
truttaceous     of, like or pertaining to trout
ulmaceous       of or like elms
urticaceous     of, like or pertaining to nettles
velamentous     of, like or pertaining to or like a membrane or sail
venous          of, like or pertaining to veins
vertiginous     of, like or pertaining to vertigo; dizzy; giddy
vinous          like wine; pertaining to wine; wine-coloured
viperous        of, like, or pertaining to vipers; treacherous; venomous
voraginous      of, like or pertaining to a whirlpool; voracious
xilinous        of, like or pertaining to cotton
zonarious       of or pertaining to a girdle or purse
zoochorous      of seeds or spores spread by animals

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