"belliferous" meaning in English

See belliferous in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

Forms: more belliferous [comparative], most belliferous [superlative]
Etymology: From Latin bellum (“war”) + -iferous. Etymology templates: {{af|en|bellum|-iferous|lang1=la|t1=war}} Latin bellum (“war”) + -iferous Head templates: {{en-adj}} belliferous (comparative more belliferous, superlative most belliferous)
  1. (rare, formal) Bringing war. Tags: formal, rare
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