a. [ L. acetablum a little cup + -ferous. ] Furnished with fleshy cups for adhering to bodies, as cuttlefish, etc. [ 1913 Webster ]
a. [ L. acidus sour + -ferous. ] Containing or yielding an acid. [ 1913 Webster ]
a. [ L. aër air + -ferous: cf. F. aérifère. ] Conveying or containing air; air-bearing;
a. [ Agate + -ferous. ] Containing or producing agates. Craig. [ 1913 Webster ]
a. [ L. albumen + -ferous. ] Supplying albumen. [ 1913 Webster ]
a. [ L. ala wing + -ferous. ] Having wings, winged; aligerous. [ R. ] [ 1913 Webster ]
a. [ L. alumen alum + -ferous: cf. F. aluminifère. ] Containing alum. [ 1913 Webster ]
a. [ L. amentum + -ferous. ] (Bot.) Bearing catkins. Balfour. [ 1913 Webster ]
a. [ Ammonite + -ferous. ] Containing fossil ammonites. [ 1913 Webster ]
a. [ L. amygdalum almond + -ferous. ] Almond-bearing. [ 1913 Webster ]
a. [ L. anas, anatis, a duck + -ferous. ] (Zool.) Producing ducks; -- applied to Anatifæ, under the absurd notion of their turning into ducks or geese. See Barnacle. [ 1913 Webster ]
a. [ Antenna + -ferous. ] (Zool.) Bearing or having antennæ. [ 1913 Webster ]
a. [ Anther + -ferous. ] (Bot.)
a. [ Gr.
a. [ L. aqua water + -ferous. ] Consisting or conveying water or a watery fluid;
a. [ L. argentum silver + -ferous: cf. F. argentifère. ] Producing or containing silver;
a. [ L. argilla white clay + -ferous. ] Producing clay; -- applied to such earths as abound with argil. Kirwan. [ 1913 Webster ]
a. [ L. armifer; arma arms + ferre to bear. ] Bearing arms or weapons. [ R. ] [ 1913 Webster ]
a. [ Arsenic + -ferous. ] Containing or producing arsenic. [ 1913 Webster ]
a. [ L. arundifer; arundo reed + ferre to bear. ] Producing reeds or canes. [ 1913 Webster ]
a. [ L. astrifer; astrum star + ferre to bear. ] Bearing stars. [ R. ] Blount. [ 1913 Webster ]
a. [ L. aurifer; aurum gold + ferre to bear: cf. F. aurifère. ] Gold-bearing; containing or producing gold. [ 1913 Webster ]
Whence many a bursting stream auriferous plays. Thomson. [ 1913 Webster ]
Auriferous pyrites,
a. [ L. baccifer; bacca berry + ferre to bear. ] Producing berries. “ Bacciferous trees.” Ray. [ 1913 Webster ]
a. [ L. balanus acorn + -ferous. ] Bearing or producing acorns. [ 1913 Webster ]
a. [ Balsam + -ferous. ] Producing balsam. [ 1913 Webster ]
a. [ Pref. bi- + antherigerous. ] (Bot.) Having two anthers. [ 1913 Webster ]
a. [ L. bifer; bis twice + ferre to bear. ] Bearing fruit twice a year. [ 1913 Webster ]
a. Generating bile. [ 1913 Webster ]
a. [ Bismuth + -ferous. ] Containing bismuth. [ 1913 Webster ]
a. [ Bitumen + -ferous. ] Producing bitumen. Kirwan. [ 1913 Webster ]
a. (Anat.) Having gills; branchiate;
a. [ Bulb, n.+ -ferous: cf. F. bulbifère. ] (Bot.) Producing bulbs. [ 1913 Webster ]
a. [ Byssus + -ferous. ] Bearing a byssus or tuft. [ 1913 Webster ]
a. [ L. calamus reed + ferous. ] Producing reeds; reedy. [ 1913 Webster ]
a. [ L. calcarius of lime + -ferous. ] Lime-yielding; calciferous [ 1913 Webster ]
a. [ L. calx, calcis, lime + -ferous. ] Bearing, producing, or containing calcite, or carbonate of lime. [ 1913 Webster ]
Calciferous epoch (Geol.),
a. [ Carbon + -ferous. ] Producing or containing carbon or coal. [ 1913 Webster ]
Carboniferous age (Geol.),
Carboniferous formation (Geol.),
a. [ Cell + -ferous. ] Bearing or producing cells. [ 1913 Webster ]
a. [ L. cellula + -ferous. ] Bearing or producing little cells. [ 1913 Webster ]
a. [ L. ra wax + -ferous. ] Producing wax. [ 1913 Webster ]
a. [ Gr.
a. [ Chalaza + -ferous. ] Having or bearing chalazas. [ 1913 Webster ]
a. [ Gr.
a. [ Chyle + -ferous: cf. F. chylifère. ] (Physiol.) Transmitting or conveying chyle;
a. [ Chyme + -ferous. ] (Physiol.) Bearing or containing chyme. [ 1913 Webster ]
a. See Cirriferous. [ 1913 Webster ]
a. [ Cirrus + -ferous. ] Bearing cirri, as many plants and animals. [ 1913 Webster ]
a. [ Cobalt + -ferous. ] (Min.) Containing cobalt. [ 1913 Webster ]
a. [ L. coccum a berry + -ferous. See Coccus. ] Bearing or producing berries; bacciferous;
a. [ Columbium + -ferous. ] Producing or containing columbium. [ 1913 Webster ]