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margaritiferous

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Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

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from Latin margarītifer, from margarīta (“pearl”) + ferre (“to bear”). Compare French margaritifère.

more margaritiferous (comparative) most margaritiferous (superlative)

pearly

carboniferous fossiliferous cruciferous seminiferous odoriferous splendiferous luminiferous metalliferous floriferous auriferous stoloniferous calciferous

What does margaritiferous mean?: Producing pearls.
Where does margaritiferous come from?: from Latin margarītifer, from margarīta (“pearl”) + ferre (“to bear”). Compare French margaritifère.

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