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FERULA n. 2 definitions
A ferule. [Obs.] Beau. & Fl.
FERULACEOUS a.
Pertaining to reeds and canes; having a stalk like a reed; as, ferulaceous plants.
FERULAR n.
A ferule. [Obs.] Milton.
FERULE v. 2 definitions
To punish with a ferule.
FERULIC a.
Pertaining to, or derived from, asafetida (Ferula asafoetida); as, ferulic acid. [Written also ferulaic.]
FERVENCE n.
Heat; fervency. [Obs.]
FERVENCY n.
The state of being fervent or warm; ardor; warmth of feeling or devotion; eagerness. When you pray, let it be with attention, with fervency, and with perseverance. Wake.
FERVENT a. 2 definitions
Hot; glowing; boiling; burning; as, a fervent summer. The elements shall melt with fervent heat. 2 Pet. iii. 10.
FERVESCENT a.
Growing hot.
FERVID a. 2 definitions
Very hot; burning; boiling. The mounted sun Shot down direct his fervid rays. Milton.
FERVOR n. 2 definitions
eeling or expression; glowing ardor; passion; holy zeal; earnestness. Hooker. Winged with fervor of her love. Shak.
ACETABULIFERA n.
The division of Cephalopoda in which the arms are furnished with cup-shaped suckers, as the cuttlefishes, squids, and octopus; the Dibranchiata. See Cephalopoda.
ACETABULIFEROUS a.
Furnished with fleshy cups for adhering to bodies, as cuttlefish, etc.
ACIDIFEROUS a.
Containing or yielding an acid.
AERIFEROUS a.
Conveying or containing air; air-bearing; as, the windpipe is an aëriferous tube.
AFER n.
The southwest wind. Milton.
AFFERENT a.
Bearing or conducting inwards to a part or organ; -- opposed to efferent; as, afferent vessels; afferent nerves, which convey sensations from the external organs to the brain.
AGATIFEROUS a.
Containing or producing agates. Craig.
ALBUMINIFEROUS a.
Supplying albumen.
ALFERES n.
An ensign; a standard bearer. [Obs.] J. Fletcher.
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