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noctiferous
noctiferous adj.
Brit. 
/nɒkˈtɪf(ə)rəs/
, /nɒkˈtɪf(ə)rəs/U.S. /nɑkˈtɪf(ə)rəs/
[compare earlier somniferous adj.] bringing or presaging night./nɑkˈtɪf(ə)rəs/ΘΚΠ
the world > time > day and night > night > [adjective] > that brings night
noctiferous1656
1656 T. Blount Glossographia Noctiferous, that betokens or brings night, the evening Star.
1852 De Bow's Rev. Apr. 366 Opium..this honesty-corrupting, no less than noctiferous drug.
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