alliaceous

1. 1.

   of or pertaining to the botanical genus Allium

   “onions, leeks, garlic, chives are alliaceous plants”

   botany

2. 2.

   smelling of onions or garlic

   Similarodorous

Questions about alliaceous

What does alliaceous mean?

alliaceous means "of or pertaining to the botanical genus Allium". That is the primary sense; the word has 2 in total, listed in full on this page.

How many syllables are in alliaceous?

alliaceous has 5 syllables and divides as al-li-a-ce-ous under the regular spelling rules. It is not in the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary, so that comes from how the word is written rather than from a recorded pronunciation, and no stress or phonetic transcription is claimed for it.

Is alliaceous a common word?

alliaceous is banded "Uncommon" — turns up in careful writing rather than conversation. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.