aestiferous

== English == === Alternative forms === (archaic) æstiferous estiferous === Etymology === From Latin aestus (“heat, tide”) +‎ -ferous (“bearing, bringing”). === Pronunciation === (Received Pronunciation) enPR: ĕstĭʹfĕrŭs, IPA(key): /ɛsˈtɪfɛɹʌs/ Rhymes: -ɪfəɹəs === Adjective === aestiferous (comparative more aestiferous, superlative most aestiferous) (obsolete, not comparable) As the tide, turbulent; ebbing and flowing. 1859: John D. Bryant, M. D., Redemption, a Poem, page 241 (John Penington & Son) Thus they, estiferous, the hollow sphereWithin, rack’d, and raged against the Highest. (comparable, chiefly figurative) Producing much (aestival) heat. ==== Related terms ==== ==== Translations ==== ==== References ====