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Meaning of tuberculiferous in English:

tuberculiferous

Pronunciation /t(j)ʊˌbəːkjʊˈlɪf(ə)rəs/ /tʃʊˌbəːkjʊˈlɪf(ə)rəs/

adjective

rare Zoology Botany

  • Bearing tubercles; = "tuberculate".

Origin

Early 19th century. From scientific Latin tuberculiferus + -ous.