fructifier

[ fruhk-tuh-fahy-er, frook-, frook- ]

noun

1. a person or thing that fructifies:

   Fructifiers were added to enrich the dirt.

Word History and Origins

Origin of fructifier¹

First recorded in 1825–35; fructify + -er ¹

Example Sentences

In a more allegorical manner she was of course the great feminine fructifier of the soil.

From Project Gutenberg

As such he is akin to or identical with Inuus (“fructifier”) and Lupercus (see Lupercalia).

From Project Gutenberg

As a fructifier of patriotism the importance of this ceremony cannot be easily overestimated.

From Project Gutenberg