Etymology

roriferous

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Today it means: Producing or generating dew. Full definition →

Latin rōrifer
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  1. Latin · derived fromrōrifer
  2. English todayroriferous

From Latin rōrifer, from rōs (“dew, moisture”) + ferō (“carry, bear”), + -ous.

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