flammiferous

English

Etymology

From Latin flammifer, from flamma (“flame”) + ferre (“to bear”). Compare Italian fiammifero.

Adjective

flammiferous (comparative more flammiferous, superlative most flammiferous)

1. Producing flame; blazing.

References

• “flammiferous”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.