margaritiferous
margaritiferous adjective: producing pearls.
Adjective
margaritiferous (comparative more margaritiferous, superlative most margaritiferous)
- Producing pearls.
- Synonyms:
- pearly
Synonyms of margaritiferous
Forms of margaritiferous
| comparative | more margaritiferous |
|---|---|
| superlative | most margaritiferous |
Origin of margaritiferous
from Latin margarītifer, from margarīta (“pearl”) + ferre (“to bear”). Compare French margaritifère.
Words that rhyme with margaritiferous
- melliferous
- proliferous
- aestiferous
- antheriferous
- aquiferous
- conchiferous
- cruciferous
- culmiferous
- foraminiferous
- gemmiferous
- herbiferous
- luciferous
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- magnetiferous
- mammiferous
- mortiferous
- multiferous
- papyriferous
- pediferous
- pestiferous
- pomiferous
- poriferous
- radiferous
- salutiferous
- seminiferous
- stelliferous
- umbelliferous
- acetabuliferous
- acidiferous
- aeriferous
- agatiferous
- albuminiferous
- aliferous
- alkaliferous
- alumiferous
- aluminiferous
- amberiferous
- amentiferous
- ammonitiferous
- amygdaliferous
- amyliferous
- anatiferous
- angeliferous
- antenniferous
- anthraciferous
- argentiferous
- argilliferous
- armiferous
- astriferous
- auriferous
- bacciferous
- balaniferous
- balsamiferous
- belliferous
- biliferous
- bituminiferous
- branchiferous
- bulbiferous
- byssiferous
- cadmiferous
- calamiferous
Questions about margaritiferous
- What does margaritiferous mean?
- Margaritiferous means producing pearls.
- What part of speech is margaritiferous?
- Margaritiferous is an adjective.
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