margaritiferous
English
editEtymology
editfrom Latin margarītifer, from margarīta (“pearl”) + ferre (“to bear”). Compare French margaritifère.
Adjective
editmargaritiferous (comparative more margaritiferous, superlative most margaritiferous)
Translations
editproducing pearls
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References
edit- “margaritiferous”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.