fetiferousadj.

Brit.

/ˌfiːˈtɪf(ə)rəs/, U.S.

/ˌfiˈtɪf(ə)rəs/

Forms: 1600s faetiferous, 1600s– fetiferous, 1800s– foetiferous.

Origin: A borrowing from Latin, combined with an English element. Etymons: Latin fētifer , -ous suffix.

Etymology: < classical Latin fētifer causing fruitfulness ( < fētus fetus n. + -fer -fer comb. form) + -ous suffix.

Now rare.

Generative; fruitful; productive. In later use also: containing or producing a fetus or embryo.

ΘΚΠ

the world > existence and causation > creation > productiveness > [adjective]

bearinglOE

fruitfula1300

plenteousc1325

fructuousa1382

birthful?c1475

fertile1481

broodya1522

yielding1556

foisonous1570

procreant1588

generative1597

yieldy1598

childing1600

seedful1605

thankful1610

foisonable1613

prolifical1615

fecundous1630

feracious1637

prolific1653

fetiferous1654

floriferous1656

productive1672

fœtant1678

spawning1682

uberousa1706

populous?1789

productible1830

grateful1832

resultful1833

genetic1838

tumid1840

polyphorous1858

generant1875

proliferent1920

1654 J. Webster Academiarum Examen iii. 27 And so became existent in the matrix or womb of that generative and fætiferous word.

1656 T. Blount Glossographia Fetiferous, fruitful, that brings forth fruit or young.

1831 G. Don Gen. Syst. Gardening & Bot. I. 595/1 Flowers double; fruit globose or oblong; usually fetiferous.

1833 A. B. Granville Prolegomena Devel. & Metamorph. Human Ovum p. xix A vascular and tomentous membrane had been formed on the surface of the peritoneum, to which adhered the regular placenta and chorion of the fœtiferous ovum.

1896 Bull. Bot. Dept. Jamaica 3 205 Fetiferous, or double-fruit, are also of very little value from their deficiency of oil-cells and of juice.

1922 A. M. Clark Realistic Revolt Mod. Poetry 66 Fetiferous of gems which sparkle more Than fairy lights in eye of queen.

1929 G. J. F. Gressitt tr. T. Kagawa Love ii. 67 The kangaroo is fetiferous, but has no placenta.

1985 R. Murphy Price Stone 34 Fire would transmute his home in hours To a foetiferous void.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2013; most recently modified version published online June 2022).

单词	fetiferous
释义	fetiferousadj. Brit. /ˌfiːˈtɪf(ə)rəs/, U.S. /ˌfiˈtɪf(ə)rəs/ Forms: 1600s faetiferous, 1600s– fetiferous, 1800s– foetiferous. Origin: A borrowing from Latin, combined with an English element. Etymons: Latin fētifer , -ous suffix. Etymology: < classical Latin fētifer causing fruitfulness ( < fētus fetus n. + -fer -fer comb. form) + -ous suffix. Now rare. Generative; fruitful; productive. In later use also: containing or producing a fetus or embryo. ΘΚΠ the world > existence and causation > creation > productiveness > [adjective] bearinglOE fruitfula1300 plenteousc1325 fructuousa1382 birthful?c1475 fertile1481 broodya1522 yielding1556 foisonous1570 procreant1588 generative1597 yieldy1598 childing1600 seedful1605 thankful1610 foisonable1613 prolifical1615 fecundous1630 feracious1637 prolific1653 fetiferous1654 floriferous1656 productive1672 fœtant1678 spawning1682 uberousa1706 populous?1789 productible1830 grateful1832 resultful1833 genetic1838 tumid1840 polyphorous1858 generant1875 proliferent1920 1654 J. Webster Academiarum Examen iii. 27 And so became existent in the matrix or womb of that generative and fætiferous word. 1656 T. Blount Glossographia Fetiferous, fruitful, that brings forth fruit or young. 1831 G. Don Gen. Syst. Gardening & Bot. I. 595/1 Flowers double; fruit globose or oblong; usually fetiferous. 1833 A. B. Granville Prolegomena Devel. & Metamorph. Human Ovum p. xix A vascular and tomentous membrane had been formed on the surface of the peritoneum, to which adhered the regular placenta and chorion of the fœtiferous ovum. 1896 Bull. Bot. Dept. Jamaica 3 205 Fetiferous, or double-fruit, are also of very little value from their deficiency of oil-cells and of juice. 1922 A. M. Clark Realistic Revolt Mod. Poetry 66 Fetiferous of gems which sparkle more Than fairy lights in eye of queen. 1929 G. J. F. Gressitt tr. T. Kagawa Love ii. 67 The kangaroo is fetiferous, but has no placenta. 1985 R. Murphy Price Stone 34 Fire would transmute his home in hours To a foetiferous void. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2013; most recently modified version published online June 2022). < adj.1654
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