[1795–1805; ‹ L ole(um) oil + -i- + -ferous]This word is first recorded in the period 1795–1805. Other words that entered Englishat around the same time include: baseball, mannerism, sensitivity, sharpshooter, wrecker-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 'oleiferous' in a sentence
oleiferous
The endive salad with blue cheese and walnuts was a good, crisp partner to the oleiferous fish.