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roriferous en · ADJ

Pronunciation

/ɹəʊˈɹɪf.əɹ.əs/ (UK)
(Southern-England) audio
/ɹoʊˈɹɪf.ɚ.əs/ (UK)

Etymology

From Latin rōrifer, from rōs (“dew, moisture”) + ferō (“carry, bear”), + -ous.

Meanings

(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:

Relateds

roriferous duct · rorifluent

Translations (2)

fi utuinen (producing or generating dew) · fr rorifère (producing or generating dew)