[1815–25; selen(ium) + -i- + -ferous]This word is first recorded in the period 1815–25. Other words that entered Englishat around the same time include: aggressive, artifact, coupon, reamer, welterweight-i- is the typical ending of the first element of compounds of Latin words, as -o- is of Greek words, but often used in English with a first element of any origin,if the second element is of Latin origin. Other words that use the affix -i- include: Frenchify, cuneiform; -ferous is a combining form meaning “bearing,” “producing,” “yielding,” “containing,” “conveying,”used in the formation of compound words. Other words that use the affix -ferous include: coniferous, pestiferous
Examples of 'seleniferous' in a sentence
seleniferous
Selenium accumulation, localization and speciation were determined in seeds collected from hyperaccumulators in a seleniferous habitat and in seed herbivores.
John L. Freeman, Matthew A. Marcus, Sirine C. Fakra, Jean Devonshire, Steve P. McGrath,Colin F. Quinn, Elizabeth A. H. Pilon-Smits 2012, 'Selenium Hyperaccumulator Plants Stanleya pinnata and Astragalus bisulcatus Are Colonizedby Se-Resistant, Se-Excluding Wasp and Beetle Seed Herbivores', PLoS ONE10.1371/journal.pone.0050516. Retrieved from PLOS CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/legalcode)