of, like, or producing butter
Origin of butyraceous
Classical Latin butyrum (see butter) + -aceousbutyraceous
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butyraceous
adjective
Resembling butter in appearance, consistency, or chemical properties.
Origin of butyraceous
Latin būtérum butter ; see butter . -aceousTHE AMERICAN HERITAGE® DICTIONARY OF THE ENGLISH LANGUAGE, FIFTH EDITION by the Editors of the American Heritage Dictionaries. Copyright © 2016, 2011 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.
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