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POMIFEROUS
Etymology
Adjective
pomiferous (not comparable)
Producing or bearing fruit, especially apples; (botany) bearing pomes as opposed to berries. [from 17th c.]
Synonyms
• (bearing fruit): fruit-bearing (more common)
• (bearing apples): apple-bearing (more common)
Source: Wiktionary
Po*mif"er*ous, a. Etym: [L. pomifer; pomum fruit + ferre to bear: cf. F. pomifère.] (Bot.) (a) Bearing pomes, or applelike fruits. (b) Bearing fruits, or excrescences, more or less resembling an apple.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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INTERSPERSION
(noun) the act of combining one thing at intervals among other things; “the interspersion of illustrations in the text”
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