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spiriferous

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spi⋅rif⋅er⋅ous

  [spahy-rif-er-uhs]
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–adjective
having a spire or spiral parts.
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spi·rif·er·ous   (spī-rĭf'ər-əs)   
adj.  Having a spiral structure or spiral parts.

[Probably from New Latin spīrifer : Latin spīra, coil; see spire2 + Latin -fer, -fer.]
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