graniferousadj.
/ɡrəˈnɪfərəs/ Producing or bearing grain or seed like grain.
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pippined?1440
seedy1574
seeded1610
graniferous1656
seminiferous1692
corned1800
pippy1859
spermatophytic1905
1656 T. Blount Glossographia Graniferous, that beareth grains, or kernels.
1668 Bp. J. Wilkins Ess. Real Char. ii. 112 Graniferous Evergreen Shrubs.
1688 R. Holme Acad. Armory ii. 115/2 Graniferous seed pods bearing small seed like grains.
1785 T. Martyn tr. J.-J. Rousseau Lett. Elements Bot. xviii. 259 Fiddle-dock has the valves notched about the edges, one of them usually graniferous.
1843 W. Humble Dict. Geol. Graniferous, pods which bear seeds like grains.
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