Meanings
adjectivesebiferous (comparative more sebiferous, superlative most sebiferous)
comparative more sebiferous · superlative most sebiferous
Origin
- Latinsebum“tallow”
- Englishsebiferous
Latin sebum (“tallow”) + -ferous.
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French sébifère
- sébifèreTranslations
Rhymes & wordplay
Rhymes with sebiferous
carboniferousseminiferouscruciferousmetalliferousfossiliferousodoriferousacetabuliferousacidiferousaeriferousaestiferousagatiferousalbuminiferousaliferousalkaliferousalumiferousaluminiferousamberiferousamentiferousammonitiferousamygdaliferousamyliferousanatiferousangeliferousantenniferous
All rhymes →Cite this entry
APA
sebiferous. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/sebiferous
MLA
“sebiferous.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/sebiferous. Accessed November 3, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “sebiferous,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/sebiferous.
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