Etymology

calliferous

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Today it means: Bearing or producing calluses. Full definition →

New Latin callifer
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  1. New Latin · borrowed fromcallifer
  2. English todaycalliferous

Borrowed from New Latin callifer, equivalent to callus + -i- + -ferous.

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