fetiferous

== English == === Etymology === From Latin fētifer (“causing fruitfulness”) + -ous, from fētus (“pregnant, fruitful”) +‎ -fer (“bearing, carrying, bringing”). === Pronunciation === Rhymes: -ɪfəɹəs === Adjective === fetiferous (comparative more fetiferous, superlative most fetiferous) (rare) Producing young; fruitful, productive. === References === “fetiferous, adj.”, in OED Online ⁠, Oxford: Oxford University Press, launched 2000. “fetiferous”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.