- -iferous
- adjective combining form Etymology: Latin -ifer, from -i- + -fer -ferous -ferous
New Collegiate Dictionary. 2001.
-iferous
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-iferous — combining form common form of ferous … English new terms dictionary
-iferous — if·er·ous … English syllables
-iferous — See ferous …
-ferous — comb. form (usu. iferous) forming adjectives with the sense bearing , having (auriferous; odoriferous). Derivatives: ferously suffix ferousness suffix Etymology: from or after F fegravere or L fer producing f. ferre bear * * * ferous, suffix… … Useful english dictionary
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ramuliferous — |ramyə|lif(ə)rəs adjective Etymology: ramulus + iferous : bearing ramuli * * * ramuˈliferous, a. [See next and iferous.] Bearing ramuli. (In recent Dicts.) … Useful english dictionary
raphidiferous — |rafə|dif(ə)rəs adjective Etymology: raphide + iferous : bearing or containing raphides * * * raphiˈdiferous, a. Bot. [f. raphid raphis + iferous.] Bearing raphides. [see raphis Comb.] … Useful english dictionary
zirconiferous — |zərkə|nif(ə)rəs adjective Etymology: zircon + iferous 1. : containing or yielding zircon 2. [zircon + iferous] : containing or yielding zirconium … Useful english dictionary
seminiferous — adjective Etymology: Latin semin , semen seed + English iferous Date: 1692 producing or bearing seed or semen … New Collegiate Dictionary
