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tanniferous

tanniferous adjective: containing or yielding tannin.

Adjective

tanniferous (comparative more tanniferous, superlative most tanniferous)

  1. Containing or yielding tannin.
    • tanniferous leaves

Forms of tanniferous

comparativemore tanniferous
superlativemost tanniferous

Origin of tanniferous

From tanni- + -ferous.

Words that rhyme with tanniferous

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Questions about tanniferous

What does tanniferous mean?
Tanniferous means containing or yielding tannin.
What part of speech is tanniferous?
Tanniferous is an adjective.

Words near tanniferous in the dictionary

  1. tannicities
  2. tannicity
  3. tannie
  4. tannier
  5. tannies
  6. tanniferous
  7. tannigen
  8. tannin
  9. tanninbush
  10. tannined
  11. tanning

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