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pearlaceous

pearlaceous adjective: resembling pearl or mother-of-pearl; pearly.

Adjective

pearlaceous (comparative more pearlaceous, superlative most pearlaceous)

  1. Resembling pearl or mother-of-pearl; pearly.

Forms of pearlaceous

comparativemore pearlaceous
superlativemost pearlaceous

Origin of pearlaceous

From pearl + -aceous.

Questions about pearlaceous

What does pearlaceous mean?
Pearlaceous means resembling pearl or mother-of-pearl; pearly.
What part of speech is pearlaceous?
Pearlaceous is an adjective.

Words near pearlaceous in the dictionary

  1. pearl-clutching
  2. pearl-clutchingly
  3. pearl-clutchy
  4. pearl-coated
  5. pearl-necklace
  6. pearlaceous
  7. Pearland
  8. pearlash
  9. pearlashes
  10. pearlbush
  11. pearlbushes

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