"fletiferous" meaning in English

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Adjective

Forms: more fletiferous [comparative], most fletiferous [superlative]
Etymology: From Latin fletifer, from fletus (“a weeping”) (from flere, fletum (“to weep”)) + ferre (“to bear”). Etymology templates: {{uder|en|la|fletifer}} Latin fletifer Head templates: {{en-adj}} fletiferous (comparative more fletiferous, superlative most fletiferous)
  1. (obsolete, rare) Producing tears. Tags: obsolete, rare

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