Tuesday, August 25, 2015

omnivorous, omniferous

Omnivorous or omnivorous means eating everything, or eating food of all kinds, literally or figuratively--
Most people are omnivorous; they eat meat, vegetables, and grain.
He's an omnivorous reader; he reads all kinds of books and magazines.

Omniferous or omniferous means producing or bearing all kinds--
He painted a picture of one great omniferous tree of life.
He believes that the world and everything in it came from the omniferous mind of God.

Now that you know that, you can say--
"In the kitchen she's omniferous, producing all kinds of dishes, and her omnivorous family eats them with relish."

Note--"omnifarious" means of all kinds or varieties--
Ask several people to comment, so that we can show their omnifarious opinions.

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