English words starting with ae

Meanings of Ae:

suffix

Forming plural nouns used in names of animal and plant families and other groups.

Usage examples:

Felidae

abbreviation

Auto-exposure.

noun

A letter used in old english to represent a vowel intermediate between a and e and from the 16th century onwards used in latin or latinized greek words, representing an original diphthong ae or ai.

Meanings of Aecial:

adjective

Of or relating to an aecium; characterized by the presence of aecia; productive of aeciospores.

Meanings of Aecidial:

adjective

Of or relating to an aecidium; characterized by the presence of aecidia; productive of aecidiospores.

Meanings of Aecidiospore:

noun

A spore formed in an aecidium; an aeciospore.

Meanings of Aecidium:

noun

Any fungus of the former genus of pathogenic fungi, aecidium, now known to represent the aecial stage (anamorph) of rusts of the genus puccinia and other members of the order uredinales. also (in form aecidium): the genus itself.

Meanings of Aeciospore:

noun

A dikaryotic spore of a rust fungus, which is produced in an aecium and in a heteroecious species infects the primary host.

Meanings of Aecium:

noun

A fruiting body produced on the mycelium of a rust fungus at a particular stage in its life cycle (especially, in heteroecious species, that occurring on an alternate host), within which aeciospores are produced.

Meanings of Aedeagus:

noun

In insects: the male copulatory or sperm-depositing organ; an insect phallus or (typically) part of it, especially the distal portion.

Meanings of Aedes:

noun

A large and widespread genus of small mosquitoes (family culicidae) including several vectors of human disease, notably aedes aegypti, the principal carrier of yellow fever. also (in form aedes): a mosquito of this genus (more fully "aedes mosquito").

Meanings of Aedicula:

noun

Originally in roman architecture: a niche (for a statue), especially one framed by two columns supporting a pediment or an entablature; such a structure forming a shrine.

Meanings of Aedicule:

noun

= aedicula ; specifically the structure covering the holy sepulchre. also: a representation of a structural feature (usually in miniature) for ornamental purposes.

Meanings of Aedile:

noun

Either of two (later four) roman magistrates responsible for public buildings and originally also for the public games and the supply of corn to the city.

Usage examples:

He spent enormous amounts of money buying influence, including giving public games as aedile that e…

Meanings of Aediles:

noun

Either of two (later four) roman magistrates responsible for public buildings and originally also for the public games and the supply of corn to the city.

Usage examples:

He spent enormous amounts of money buying influence, including giving public games as aedile that e…

Meanings of Aedilitian:

noun

A person who has been an aedile, and so has the right to be elected to other offices.

adjective

Of or relating to an aedile or an aedlician.

Meanings of Aedilities:

noun

Aedileship.

Meanings of Aedility:

noun

Aedileship.

Meanings of Aedoeagus:

noun

In insects: the male copulatory or sperm-depositing organ; an insect phallus or (typically) part of it, especially the distal portion.

Meanings of Aefald:

adjective

Consisting of only one part, element, or unit; single; = "onefold". now rare (scottish and irish english after middle english).

Meanings of Aefauld:

adjective

Consisting of only one part, element, or unit; single; = "onefold". now rare (scottish and irish english after middle english).

Meanings of Aegean:

adjective

Relating to the region comprising the aegean sea and its coasts and islands.

Usage examples:

The aegean region is packed with out-of-the-way places to bike, climb, raft, trek, windsurf, and se…

noun

The aegean sea or its region.

Usage examples:

On september 23 1942 he took off from an airfield near alexandria on a solo reconnaissance over the…

Meanings of Aeger:

noun

A note certifying that a student is aeger.

Meanings of Aegilops:

noun

An abscess or ulcer of the inner canthus of the eye, especially when involving a lacrimal duct or the lacrimal sac.

Meanings of Aeginetan:

noun

A native or inhabitant of the greek island of aegina.

adjective

Of or relating to aegina or its inhabitants.

Meanings of Aegipan:

noun

A goat-like creature similar to a satyr. also: (the name of) a greek god resembling, and sometimes considered to be identical to, the god pan.

Meanings of Aegirine:

noun

An iron-containing mineral of the clinopyroxene group which is characteristic of many alkaline igneous rocks; also called aegirite.