Emily Dickinson Lexicon
Definition for SOM-NIF'ER-OUS
SOM-NIF'ER-OUS, a. [L. somnifer; somnus, sleep, and fero, to bring; Fr. somnifère; It. and Sp. somnifero.]
Causing or inducing sleep; soporific; as, a somniferous potion. – Walton.
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