Etymology

palaceous

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Today it means: Of a leaf: having a spade-like shape. Full definition →

New Latin palaceus
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palaceous · adjective1

  1. New Latin · borrowed frompalaceus“spade-like”
  2. English todaypalaceous

Borrowed from New Latin palaceus (“spade-like”), from pāla (“spear”) + -āceus.

palaceous · adjective2

From palace + -ous.

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