jaculiferous
American
[jak-yuh-lif-er-uhs]
/ ˌdʒæk yəˈlɪf ər əs /
adjective
Botany, Zoology.
Etymology
Origin of jaculiferous
1850–55; < New Latin jaculifer dart-bearing ( jaculi- , combining form of Latin jaculum dart + -fer -fer ) + -ous; see jaculate
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