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Definition: DONIFEROUS

Part of Speech Definition
Adjective 1. Bearing gifts.[Websters]
2. Virtually never used base adjective of the rarely used adverb doniferously.[Eve - graph theoretic]
Adverb Form
(doniferously)
1. Virtually never used adverbial inflection of the rarely used adjective doniferous.[Eve - graph theoretic]

Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913), compiled from various sources, under license.

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"Doniferous" is a common misspelling or typo for: coniferous.

Date "Doniferous" was first used in popular English literature: sometime before 1914. (references)

Etymology:Doniferous \Do*nif"er*ous\, adjective. [Latin expression donum gift -ferous.]. (references)

Definition: DONIFEROUS

Part of SpeechDefinition
Adjective1. Bearing gifts.[Websters]
2. Virtually never used base adjective of the rarely used adverb doniferously.[Eve - graph theoretic]
Adverb Form
(doniferously)
1. Virtually never used adverbial inflection of the rarely used adjective doniferous.[Eve - graph theoretic]

Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913), compiled from various sources, under license.

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Date "DONIFEROUS" was first used in popular English literature: sometime before 1914. (references)

Etymology:Doniferous \Do*nif"er*ous\, adjective. [Latin expression donum gift -ferous.]. (references)