#umbriferous

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Word of the Day

Umbriferous, /um’bri-fər’ůs/ - Casting or affording shade.

       Source: Webster’s Unabridged New Twentieth Century Dictionary, 1956

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umbriferous \uhm-BRIF-er-uhs\, adjective:

casting or making shade.

Its white umbriferous blooms cover fields, ditches, and anywhere it can. -- Wesley Henry, A Pilgrim's Path, 2007

Every city front or rear yard should be ornamented with one or two of these fruitiferous and umbriferous trees. -- George J. Drews, Unfired Foods and Hygienic Dietetics for Prophylactic (preventative) Feeding, 1909

Umbriferous comes from the Latin word umbra meaning "shade," and is related to the word "umbrella."

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umbriferous

adjective /uhm-brif-er-uhs/ casting or making shade his umbriferous personality overshadowed the entire discussion

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Word of the Day: Umbriferous

Umbriferous (uhm-BRIF-er-uhs)

Adjective

1. casting or making shade

Origin: comes from the Latin word umbra meaning "shade" and is related to the word "umbrella".