butyraceous
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prettygoodwordbutyraceous (byoo-tuh-RAY-shuhs) - adj., pertaining to, containing, or resembling butter.
Yes, someone really bothered to import the Latin for buttery (būtyrum, butter + -aceous) as a synonym for buttery. Back in the 1660s, no less. Make of this what you will.
---L.
Yes, someone really bothered to import the Latin for buttery (būtyrum, butter + -aceous) as a synonym for buttery. Back in the 1660s, no less. Make of this what you will.
---L.
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