"ignigenous" meaning in English

See ignigenous in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

Etymology: From Latin ignigenus, from ignis (“fire”) + genere, ginere (“to beget, produce”). By surface analysis, igni- + -genous. Etymology templates: {{der|en|la|ignigenus}} Latin ignigenus, {{surf|en|igni-|-genous}} By surface analysis, igni- + -genous Head templates: {{en-adj|-}} ignigenous (not comparable)
  1. (archaic, geology) igneous Tags: archaic, not-comparable
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