mortiferous

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mortiferous - Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 :

  Mortiferous \Mor"tif"er*ous\, a. [L. mortifier; mors, mortis,
     death + ferre to bring: cf. F. mortif[`e]re.]
     Bringing or producing death; deadly; destructive; as, a
     mortiferous herb. --Gov. of Tongue.
     [1913 Webster]