roriferous
adjUK /ɹəʊˈɹɪf.əɹ.əs/
Etymology From Latin rōrifer, from rōs (“dew, moisture”) + ferō (“carry, bear”), + -ous.
1
Producing or generating dew.
- At his gladſome approach, adown the vaſt ethereal expanſe, opaque, night's roriferous ſhadows glide;1801, Fugitive Pieces in Prose and Verse, quoting William Hart, “The British Critic”, in (Please provide the book title or journal name), number 17, page 539:
- Related terms
- roriferous duct, rorifluent