-ferous

== English == === Alternative forms === -iferous === Etymology === From Latin ferō (“to bear”) + English -ous. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /-fəɹəs/ === Suffix === -ferous (adjective-forming suffix, comparative more -ferous, superlative most -ferous) Used to form adjectives from nouns, with the sense “bearing an entity or entities as specified by the noun”. ‎flagellum + ‎-i- + ‎-ferous → ‎flagelliferous (“bearing a flagellum”) ‎flos, floris + ‎-i- + ‎-ferous → ‎floriferous (“bearing flowers”) Used to form adjectives from nouns, with the sense “producing a material as specified by the noun”. ‎nectar + ‎-i- + ‎-ferous → ‎nectariferous (“producing nectar”) Used to form adjectives from nouns, with the sense “containing a material as specified by the noun”. ‎nickel + ‎-i- + ‎-ferous → ‎nickeliferous (“containing nickel”) ‎cadmium + ‎-i- + ‎-ferous → ‎cadmiferous (“containing cadmium”) ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Translations ==== ==== See also ==== ferrous (not to be confused); ferri-, ferriferous === Anagrams === fouser, fueros