roriferous
/ɹəʊˈɹɪf.əɹ.əs/
roriferous adjective: producing or generating dew.
Adjective
roriferous (not comparable)
- Producing or generating dew.
- At his gladſome approach, adown the vaſt ethereal expanſe, opaque, night's roriferous ſhadows glide;1801, Fugitive Pieces in Prose and Verse, quoting William Hart, “The British Critic”, in (Please provide the book title or journal name), number 17, page 539
Origin of roriferous
From Latin rōrifer, from rōs (“dew, moisture”) + ferō (“carry, bear”), + -ous.
Words that rhyme with roriferous
- 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 roriferous
- What does roriferous mean?
- Roriferous means producing or generating dew.
- What part of speech is roriferous?
- Roriferous is an adjective.
- How do you pronounce roriferous?
- Roriferous is pronounced /ɹəʊˈɹɪf.əɹ.əs/ (UK).
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