butteraceous

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English

Adjective

butteraceous (comparative more butteraceous, superlative most butteraceous)

  1. Alternative form of butyraceous
    • 1872, Annual Report of the Secretary of the Board of Agriculture, Massachusetts. State Board of Agriculture, page 300:
      I think the Devon and the Jersey carry with their milk more of the butteraceous quality than any other class of animals we have.