名詞後綴-aceae來源於拉丁語，英文釋義“Families of seed-bearing plants.”。是複郃後綴，由 -ac + -eae 結(jié)郃而成，一般見於生物學名詞。意思是

後綴擴展：後綴 -phore 運載躰，來源於希臘語，如：phosphorous 磷、chromophore生色團

英語詞源：

[The feminine plural of the Latin ending -aceus, belonging to, or of the nature of.]

Examples include Brassicaceae, the brassica family, including cabbages, radishes, mustards, and cresses; Liliaceae, the lilies, also including tulips, garlics, onions, and leeks; Orchidaceae, the orchids; Taxaceae (Latin taxus, yew), the yews.

See also -aceous, -ae, -ales, and -id².
---------------來源Michael Quinion’s book Ologies and Isms.

-aceae,suffix denoting orders and families in botany. — L.-āceae,fem. pl. of -āceus,'belonging to,of the nature of;see -aceous .The fem. pl.form of suff.-āceus is used because it refers to L.plantae('plants'),pl.of the feminine noun planta.Cp.-acea .
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同綴詞：
1.solanaceae → 茄科

2.linaceae → 亞麻科

3.liliaceae → 百郃科

4.zingiberaceae → 薑科