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irriguous (ih-RIG-yoo-uhs) - adj., (poet.) well-watered, watery, providing or supplied with water.
I first met this in a 17th century poem, and since then only in 17th century poetry, so am not surprised to see it listed as both a poeticism and archaic in dictionaries. Borrowed in the 1640s, apparently by Milton, from Latin irriguus, supplied with water, from riguus, watered -- and so, yes, a close cognate of irrigate, and indeed the providing water sense can also be rendered as providing irrigation.
---L.
I first met this in a 17th century poem, and since then only in 17th century poetry, so am not surprised to see it listed as both a poeticism and archaic in dictionaries. Borrowed in the 1640s, apparently by Milton, from Latin irriguus, supplied with water, from riguus, watered -- and so, yes, a close cognate of irrigate, and indeed the providing water sense can also be rendered as providing irrigation.
---L.
