fabaceous

US:USA pronunciation: respellingUSA pronunciation: respelling(fə bā′shəs)


WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2026
fa•ba•ceous  (fə bā′shəs),USA pronunciation adj. 
  1. Plant Biologybelonging to the Fabaceae, an alternative name for the plant family Leguminosae. Cf. legume family.
  • Neo-Latin Fabace(ae) (Fab(a) the type genus (Latin: bean) + -aceae -aceae) + -ous
  • 1720–30

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