Umbriferous

Word of the Day for Saturday 14th December 2013

Umbriferous \ BRIF-um-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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