bearing fatty matter
• (a.) Producing fat; sebaceous; as, the sebiferous, or sebaceous, glands. • (a.) Producing vegetable tallow.
Se·bif'er·ous adjective [ Latin sebum tallow + -ferous .] 1. (Botany) Producing vegetable tallow. 2. (Physiol.) Producing fat; sebaceous; as, the sebiferous , or sebaceous, glands. 
Type: Term Pronunciation: sē-bif′ĕr-ŭs Definitions: 1. Producing sebaceous matter. Synonyms: sebiagogic, sebiparous
sebiferous, sebagogic Producing sebaceous matter or secreting sebum.