luciferous

adjective

1. illuminating; providing light.

2. Illuminating; offering insight.

   figuratively

   [I]t affords a very pleasant object through the Microscope, and may, perhaps, upon further examination, prove very luciferous.

Where it comes from

Borrowed from Latin lucifer (“light-bearing”) (from lux, lucis (“light”)) + the suffix -ous.

Adapted from the Wiktionary entry luciferous (CC BY-SA 4.0).

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