septiferous

形容词 adj.

英文释义

形容词 adj.
  1. Bearing a partition; said of the valves of a capsule. not-comparable
  2. Conveying putrid poison. not-comparable,obsolete
    — "What you did do," said his visitor, "was about the most dangerous thing that a doctor could be mixed up in." "Oh, no," replied Ellerslie, "he does a much more dangerous thing whenever he operates on a septiferous subject, whenever he enters a fever-stricken house. […]"

词源

From septum + -i- + -ferous.
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