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fructiferous

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fruc⋅tif⋅er⋅ous

  [fruhk-tif-er-uhs, frook,--frook-]
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–adjective
fruit-bearing; producing fruit.
Origin:
1625–35; < L frūctiferus. See fructi-, -fer, -ous

Related forms:
fruc⋅tif⋅er⋅ous⋅ly, adverb
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fruc·tif·er·ous   (frŭk-tĭf'ər-əs, frŏŏk-)   
adj.  Bearing fruit.

[Latin frūctifer (frūctus, fruit; see fruit + -fer, -fer) + -ous.]
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