stelliferousadj.
/stɛˈlɪfərəs/ Bearing stars.
1. Said of the vault of heaven; (loosely) †of the beams of the sun (obsolete).
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starredc1225
starry?c1400
starneda1425
stelliferant1490
stelliferal1496
starnyc1500
stellatec1500
stelliferous1583
star-spangled1600
lampful1605
starful1606
stellified1611
stelled1628
star-studded?a1656
astriferous1656
stellated1755
constellated1767
constellate1855
instarred1888
1583 P. Stubbes Anat. Abuses sig. Giv The stelliferous beames of the glistering sun.
1616 J. Lane Contin. Squire's Tale iii. 285 Th' whole forme to bee as round as globe edight,..its vault stelliferous.
2. Biology. Having star-shaped markings.
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starred1397
starry-eyed?1594
starrified1598
starry1600
stelliferous1822
1822 J. Parkinson Outl. Oryctol. 76 Agaricia—A stony polypifer,..the upper surfaces only having stelliferous grooves.
1828 J. Stark Elements Nat. Hist. II. 430 Fixed, stony, developing a free foliaceous membrane, waved and sublobed, with one stelliferous face.
1849 H. Miller Foot-prints of Creator 25 Its true scales..were not stelliferous.
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