calcariferous
1Calcariferous — Cal ca*rif er*ous, a. [L. calcarius of lime + ferous.] Lime yielding; calciferous [1913 Webster] …
2calcariferous — /kal keuh rif euhr euhs/, adj. Biol. bearing a spur or spurs. [1850 55; < L calcar CALCAR1 + I + FEROUS] * * * …
3calcariferous — adjective calciferous …
4calcariferous — having or bearing spurs Bearing and Carrying …
5calcariferous — /kælkəˈrɪfərəs/ (say kalkuh rifuhruhs) adjective Biology bearing a spur or spurs. {calcar + (i)ferous} …
6calcariferous — a. spurred. ♦ calcariform, ♦ calcarine a. spur shaped …
7calcariferous — /kal keuh rif euhr euhs/, adj. Biol. bearing a spur or spurs. [1850 55; < L calcar CALCAR1 + I + FEROUS] …
8Bearing and Carrying — The following table is a relatively complete listing of words relating to the bearing, exuding, carrying, emitting, or containing of things by other things. Note that almost all of them end in ferous or gerous (from the Latin ferre and gerere,… …
