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SEBIFEROUS
Etymology
Adjective
sebiferous (comparative more sebiferous, superlative most sebiferous)
(botany) Producing vegetable tallow.
(physiology) Producing fat; sebaceous.
Source: Wiktionary
Se*bif"er*ous, a. Etym: [L. sebum tallow + -ferous.]
1. (Bot.)
Definition: Producing vegetable tallow.
2. (Physiol.)
Definition: Producing fat; sebaceous; as, the sebiferous, or sebaceous, glands.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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