Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- Pearl-bearing; producing pearls; margaritaceous.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- adjective Producing pearls.
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- adjective Producing
pearls .
Etymologies
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Latin margaritifer; margarita pearl + ferre to bear: compare French margaritifère.
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reesetee commented on the word margaritiferous
Producing pearls.
November 20, 2007
fbharjo commented on the word margaritiferous
for all that is baroquean
September 10, 2010