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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