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单词 omniferous
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omniferousadj.

Brit. /ɒmˈnɪf(ə)rəs/, U.S. /ɑmˈnɪf(ə)rəs/
Origin: A borrowing from Latin, combined with an English element. Etymons: Latin omnifer , -ous suffix.
Etymology: < classical Latin omnifer (a dubious reading in Ovid; also in isolated use in post-classical Latin (7th cent. in a British source); < omni- omni- comb. form + -fer -fer comb. form) + -ous suffix; compare -ferous comb. form.
Bearing, carrying, or consisting of all things, or many kinds or sorts of things.
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1656 T. Blount Glossographia Omniferous (omnifer), that beareth or bringeth forth all things, or all kinds of things.
1815 J. Hogg Pilgrims of Sun ii. 31 When the eyes Which he himself had made could thus perceive All these broad orbs turn their omniferous breasts, And sun them in their maker's influence.
1849 N.Y. Daily Tribune 13 June 1/3 A really new book—a fresh, original, thoughtful work—is sadly rare in this age of omniferous publication.
1865 Harper's Mag. Apr. 558/1 The inevitable donkey, with his omniferous panniers, seemed to do here, as in all the sea-coast towns of South America.
1940 G. Hamilton Theory & Pract. of Social Case Work xi. 260 Gradually..the omniferous services of the family agency began to clarify and integrate.
1997 N. González in C. P. Casanave & S. R. Schechter On becoming Lang. Educator v. 80 A shared and inherited Mexican Tucson..as omniferous as the Sonoran desert from whose soils it has flourished and blossomed.

Derivatives

omniferousness n. Obsolete rare the fact or quality of being omniferous.
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1721 N. Bailey Universal Etymol. Eng. Dict. at Omniferous Omniferousness.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2004; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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