melligenous,a.Obs.rare—0.|mɛˈlɪdʒɪnəs| [Two formations: (1) f. pseudo-L. melligin-us (a false reading in Pliny) + ous; (2) L. mell(i)-, mel honey + -gen- + -ous.] a. ‘Of the same kind with honey’ (Bailey 1721). b. ‘Producing honey’ (Syd. Soc.Lex. 1890).