turioniferous

English edit

Etymology edit

Latin turio (“a sprout”) +‎ -ferous.

Adjective edit

turioniferous (not comparable)

(botany, archaic) Producing shoots.
Asparagus is turioniferous.

References edit

“turioniferous”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.

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