roriferous

From Latin rōrifer, from rōs (“dew, moisture”) + ferō (“carry, bear”), +‎ -ous.

• (UK) IPA^(key): /ɹəʊˈɹɪf.əɹ.əs/

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• (UK) IPA^(key): /ɹoʊˈɹɪf.ɚ.əs/

roriferous (not comparable)

1. Producing or generating dew.
   • 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:

     At his gladſome approach, adown the vaſt ethereal expanſe, opaque, night's roriferous ſhadows glide;

• roriferous duct
• rorifluent