flammiferous

English

Etymology

From Latin flammifer, from flamma (“flame”) + ferre (“to bear”). Compare Italian fiammifero.

Adjective

flammiferous (comparative more flammiferous, superlative most flammiferous)

Producing flame; blazing.

References

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

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