Sunday, December 15, 2013

Word of the Day

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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