salutiferous

adjective

sal·​u·​tif·​er·​ous ˌsal-yə-ˈti-f(ə-)rəs 

: salutary

Synonyms

• good
• healthful
• healthy
• medicinal
• restorative
• salubrious
• salutary
• sanative
• tonic
• wholesome

Examples of salutiferous in a Sentence

the thirsty wayfarer eagerly took a drink of the spring's salutiferous water

Word History

Etymology

Latin salutifer, from salut-, salus + -i- + -fer -ferous

First Known Use

circa 1540, in the meaning defined above