liliaceus

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Latin

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Etymology

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From līlium (lily) +‎ -āceus.

Pronunciation

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Adjective

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līliāceus (feminine līliācea, neuter līliāceum); first/second-declension adjective

  1. lilac (coloured)
  2. (New Latin) Used as a specific epithet to indicate having some lily-like or lilac-like feature.

Declension

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References

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  • liliaceus”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
  • liliaceus in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.