Emily Dickinson Lexicon
Definition for SAC-CHA-RIF'ER-OUS
SAC-CHAR'IC-AC'IDSAC-CHAR'I-FY
SAC-CHA-RIF'ER-OUS, a. [L. saccharum, sugar, and fero, to produce.]
Producing sugar; as sacchariferous canes. The maple is a sacchariferous tree.
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