Definitions

from The Century Dictionary.

  • noun A terminal element in words of Latin origin, the common adjective form of -ger, ‘-bearing,’ as in cornigerous, etc.

from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.

  • A suffix signifying bearing, producing

from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.

  • suffix Bearing or producing.

Etymologies

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From Latin gero ("I carry") (from gerere ("to bear, carry")) + English -ous; see jest.

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