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fructifier

[ fruhk-tuh-fahy-er, frook-, frook- ]
/ ˈfrʌk təˌfaɪ ər, ˈfrʊk-, ˈfruk- /

noun

a person or thing that fructifies: Fructifiers were added to enrich the dirt.

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Origin of fructifier

First recorded in 1825–35; fructify + -er1

Words nearby fructifier

fructi-, Fructidor, fructiferous, fructification, fructificative, fructifier, fructify, fructo-, fructofuranose, fructokinase, fructosan
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