fabaceous

[ fuh-bey-shuh s ]
/ fəˈbeɪ ʃəs /

adjective

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

Origin of fabaceous

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

Words nearby fabaceous

fa-la, faa, faan, fab, fab fragment, fabaceous, fabada, fabella, fabergé, fabian, fabian society

British Dictionary definitions for fabaceous

fabaceous
/ (fəˈbeɪʃəs) /

adjective

a less common term for leguminous

Word Origin for fabaceous

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