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   umbriferous

   /ʌmˈbrɪf(ə)rəs/

   adjective

   • 1. providing shade: literary "lugubrious gardens with their umbriferous vines"

   Word Origin early 17th century: from Latin umbrifer (from umbra ‘shade’ + -fer ‘bearing’) + -ous.

   Scrabble Points: 18

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