-ferous

/-fəɹəs/suffix
High School
1

Used to form adjectives from nouns, with the sense “bearing an entity or entities as specified by the noun”.

2

Used to form adjectives from nouns, with the sense “producing a material as specified by the noun”.

3

Used to form adjectives from nouns, with the sense “containing a material as specified by the noun”.

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