-ferous

ferous English Alternative forms en -iferous Etymology en :af la:ferō<t:to bear><id:to carry> -ous + 1 Pronunciation en /-fəɹəs/ Suffix Used to form adjectives from nouns, with the sense “bearing an entity or entities as specified by the noun”. en flagellum -i- flagelliferous<t:bearing a flagellum> en la flos flos, floris -i- floriferous<t:bearing flowers> Used to form adjectives from nouns, with the sense “producing a material as specified by the noun”. en nectar -i- nectariferous<t:producing nectar> Used to form adjectives from nouns, with the sense “containing a material as specified by the noun”. en nickel -i- nickeliferous<t:containing nickel> en cadmium -i- cadmiferous<t:containing cadmium> Derived terms en en -iferous Translations producing a certain material Catalan: ca -fer Czech: cs -ferní, cs -nosný Hungarian: hu -term(el)ő, hu -tartalmú, hu -s Italian: it -ifero Latin: la -fer Spanish: es -fero See also en ferrous not to be confused; en ferri-, en ferriferous Anagrams en eforsu fouser fueros