Fruitious

adj

adj ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Adjective
  1. 1
    fruitful obsolete

    "[…] so likewise do all Earths abound in some degree with a fruitious Salt, as may be proved from the great Quantities of Salt-petre that have been extracted from covered Grounds by the help of Water […]"

Example

More examples

"[…] so likewise do all Earths abound in some degree with a fruitious Salt, as may be proved from the great Quantities of Salt-petre that have been extracted from covered Grounds by the help of Water […]"

Etymology

(See fruition) From fruit + -ious.

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