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Webster 1913 Edition
Roriferous
Ro-rif′er-ous
,Adj.
[L.
rorifer
; ros
, roris
, dew + ferre
to bear: cf. F. rorifère
.] generating or producing dew.
[R.]
Webster 1828 Edition
Roriferous
RORIF'EROUS
,Adj.
Definition 2025
roriferous
roriferous
English
Adjective
roriferous (not comparable)
- Producing or generating dew.
- 1801, William Hart (quoted), "Fugitive Pieces in Prose and Verse", The British Critic, 17: 539
- At his gladſome approach, adown the vaſt ethereal expanſe, opaque, night's roriferous ſhadows glide ;
- 1801, William Hart (quoted), "Fugitive Pieces in Prose and Verse", The British Critic, 17: 539
Related terms
- roriferous duct
- rorifluent