viruliferous
/ˌvɪɹəˈlɪfəɹəs/
viruliferous adjective: virus-carrying, especially of insects which infest agricultural crops.
Adjective
viruliferous (comparative more viruliferous, superlative most viruliferous)
- Virus-carrying, especially of insects which infest agricultural crops.
- Circumstantial evidence suggests that heavy infestation by viruliferous aphids can overcome the highest degree of host plant resistance.1968, M. J. Crampton and L. E. Watts, "Genetic Studies of Pea Leaf-Roll (Top-Yellows) Virus Resistance in Pisum sativum," New Zealand Journal of Agricultural Research, vol, 11, no. 4, p. 773 (Google...
- Viruliferous curl mites increase during summer on volunteer wheat, and are carried by air currents into the new wheat crop.1992 September 3, “Farmers concerned about frost, wheat ready for planting”, in McCook Daily Gazette, retrieved 06 Mar 2013, page 8
Forms of viruliferous
| comparative | more viruliferous |
|---|---|
| superlative | most viruliferous |
Origin of viruliferous
From virulence + -i- + -ferous.
Words formed from viruliferous
Words that rhyme with viruliferous
- 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 viruliferous
- What does viruliferous mean?
- Viruliferous means virus-carrying, especially of insects which infest agricultural crops.
- What part of speech is viruliferous?
- Viruliferous is an adjective.
- How do you pronounce viruliferous?
- Viruliferous is pronounced /ˌvɪɹəˈlɪfəɹəs/.
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