montiferous

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adjective

Having mountain- or hill-like humps.

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Meanings

adjective
  1. uncommonHaving mountain- or hill-like humps.

    […] montiferous surface, justify its independent existence as a distinct species.

    1900, The Kansas University Quarterly, volumes 9-10, page 2
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    […] 4. Old non-montiferous form, outlined natural size. 5. Old montiferous form, outlined natural size. 6. Old montiferous form, transverse section, outlined natural size. 7. Young form […]

    1903, The American Geologist: A Monthly Journal of Geology, page 24 (captions for images, showing the non-montiferous thing as having a smooth surface and the montiferous thing as bumpy)
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