-iferous : bearing :: -escent :
  1. Lacking
  2. Becoming
  3. Pertaining
  4. Resembling
Explanation
Answer: B - The answer is B because, just as -iferous is a suffix that means producing or bearing as in the word coniferous, -escent is a suffix meaning becoming as in the word pubescent.
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