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flammivomous

/fləˈmɪvəməs/

flammivomous adjective: throwing up flames, as a volcano does.

Adjective

flammivomous (comparative more flammivomous, superlative most flammivomous)

  1. (poetic) Throwing up flames, as a volcano does.
    • Ha! down a burning mount
      I plunge deep, deep: sure Vulcan's shop is here—
      Hark, how the anvils thunder round the dens
      flammivomous!1745, William Thompson, Sickness: A Poem

Forms of flammivomous

comparativemore flammivomous
superlativemost flammivomous

Origin of flammivomous

From Latin flammivomus, from flamma (“flame”) + vomō, vomere (“vomit”, verb).

Questions about flammivomous

What does flammivomous mean?
Flammivomous means throwing up flames, as a volcano does.
What part of speech is flammivomous?
Flammivomous is an adjective.
How do you pronounce flammivomous?
Flammivomous is pronounced /fləˈmɪvəməs/.

Words near flammivomous in the dictionary

  1. flammekueche
  2. flammeous
  3. Flammer syndrome
  4. flammiferous
  5. flamming
  6. flammivomous
  7. flammkuchen
  8. Flamms
  9. flammulated
  10. flammulated owl
  11. flammulated owls

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