释义 |
graniferous, a.|grəˈnɪfərəs| [f. L. grānifer (f. grāni-, grānum grain + -fer bearing) + -ous.] Producing or bearing grain or seed like grain.
1656Blount Glossogr., Graniferous, that beareth grains, or kernels. 1668Wilkins Real Char. ii. 112 Graniferous Evergreen Shrubs. 1688R. Holme Armoury ii. 115/2 Graniferous seed pods bearing small seed like grains. 1794Martyn Rousseau's Bot. xviii. 252 Fiddle-dock has the valves notched about the edges, one of them usually graniferous. 1843W. Humble Dict. Geol. & Min., Graniferous, pods which bear seeds like grains. |