- nuciferous
- adj. Bot. bearing nuts.
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nuciferous /nū-sifˈə-rəs/ (botany)adjectiveNut-bearingORIGIN: L nux, nucis nut, and ferre to bear
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Nuciferous — Nu*cif er*ous, a. [L. nux, nucis, nut + ferous.] Bearing, or producing, nuts. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
nuciferous — nut bearing Bearing and Carrying … Phrontistery dictionary
nuciferous — [nju: sɪf(ə)rəs] adjective Botany bearing nuts … English new terms dictionary
nuciferous — a. yielding nuts. ♦ nuciform, a. nut shaped. ♦ nucivorous, a. nut eating … Dictionary of difficult words
Bearing and Carrying — The following table is a relatively complete listing of words relating to the bearing, exuding, carrying, emitting, or containing of things by other things. Note that almost all of them end in ferous or gerous (from the Latin ferre and gerere,… … Phrontistery dictionary
nuci- — [ nju:si] combining form of a nut or nuts: nuciferous. Origin from L. nux, nuc nut … English new terms dictionary
