名词后缀-aceae来源于拉丁语，英文释义“Families of seed-bearing plants.”。是复合后缀，由 -ac + -eae 结合而成，一般见于生物学名词。意思是

后缀扩展：后缀 -phore 运载体，来源于希腊语，如：phosphorous 磷、chromophore生色团

英语词源：

[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.
---------------来源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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同缀词：
1.solanaceae → 茄科

2.linaceae → 亚麻科

3.liliaceae → 百合科

4.zingiberaceae → 姜科