sacciferous
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Sacciferous — Sac*cif er*ous, a. [L. saccus a sack + ferous.] (Biol.) Bearing a sac. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
sacciferous — sacciferous, a. Anat., Zool., and Bot. (sækˈsɪfərəs) [f. L. sacc us sac2 + fer bearing + ous.] Bearing a sac. in Webster Suppl. [Bot.] … Useful english dictionary
sacciferous — a. bearing sac(s). ♦ sacciform a. sac shaped … Dictionary of difficult words
Bearing and Carrying — The following table is a relatively complete listing of words relating to the bearing, exuding, carrying, emitting, or containing of things by other things. Note that almost all of them end in ferous or gerous (from the Latin ferre and gerere,… … Phrontistery dictionary