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oriferous

oriferous adjective: containing or having ora (like e.g. a pollen grain). Also the misspelling of auriferous.

Adjective

oriferous

  1. Containing or having ora (like e.g. a pollen grain).

Also used as

oriferous is also the misspelling of auriferous.

Questions about oriferous

What does oriferous mean?
Oriferous means containing or having ora (like e.g. a pollen grain).
What part of speech is oriferous?
Oriferous is an adjective.

Words near oriferous in the dictionary

  1. Orientologists
  2. Orientology
  3. orients
  4. ORIF
  5. orifacial
  6. oriferous
  7. orifical
  8. orifice
  9. orificed
  10. orifices
  11. orificial

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