- styliferous
- sty·lif·er·ous
English syllables. 2014.
styliferous
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Styliferous — Sty*lif er*ous, a. [Style + ferous.] (Bot.) Bearing one or more styles. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
styliferous — adj. [Gr. stylos, pillar; L. fero, bear] Having one or more styli … Dictionary of invertebrate zoology
styliferous — bearing a bristle Bearing and Carrying … Phrontistery dictionary
styliferous — (ˈ)stī|lif(ə)rəs adjective Etymology: styl (II) + ferous : bearing one or more styles … Useful english dictionary
Bearing and Carrying — The following table is a relatively complete listing of words relating to the bearing, exuding, carrying, emitting, or containing of things by other things. Note that almost all of them end in ferous or gerous (from the Latin ferre and gerere,… … Phrontistery dictionary
style — n. ancient writing instrument with one sharp and one blunt end; Botany stalk like outgrowth of ovary bearing stigma. ♦ stylate, ♦ styliferous, a. bearing a style. ♦ styliform, a. like a style. ♦ styline, a. ♦ stylite, n. ascetic… … Dictionary of difficult words
styl- — I. combining form or stylo Etymology: Latin stylo , from Greek styl , stylo , from stylos more at steer : pillar Stylaster … Useful english dictionary
