laniferous
English edit
Etymology edit
From Latin lanifer, from lana (“wool”) + ferre (“to bear”). Compare French lanifèare.
Adjective edit
laniferous (comparative more laniferous, superlative most laniferous)
- Bearing or producing wool.
- The sheep is a laniferous animal.
References edit
- “laniferous”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.