flammiferous

English

Etymology

From Latin flammifer, from flamma (“flame”) + ferre (“to bear”). Compare Italian fiammifero.

Adjective

flammiferous (comparative more flammiferous, superlative most flammiferous)

  1. Producing flame; blazing.

References
  • flammiferous in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913
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