† mellificadj.

Forms: 1700s mellifick, 1700s–1800s mellific.

Origin: A borrowing from Latin. Etymon: Latin mellificus.

Etymology: < classical Latin mellificus < mell- , mel honey (see mell n.²) + -ficus -fic suffix. Compare Middle French, French mellifique (1527 in an isolated attestation; otherwise 1840).

Obsolete.

That makes or yields honey.

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1706 Phillips's New World of Words (new ed.) Mellifick, that makes Honey.

1736 W. Dawson Poems Several Occasions 8 Active he hastens, and with hov'ring Buzz Extracts mellific Juice.

1857 R. G. Mayne Expos. Lexicon Med. Sci. (1860) Mellificus, making honey,..mellific.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2001; most recently modified version published online December 2020).

单词	mellific
释义	† mellificadj. Forms: 1700s mellifick, 1700s–1800s mellific. Origin: A borrowing from Latin. Etymon: Latin mellificus. Etymology: < classical Latin mellificus < mell- , mel honey (see mell n.²) + -ficus -fic suffix. Compare Middle French, French mellifique (1527 in an isolated attestation; otherwise 1840). Obsolete. That makes or yields honey. ΚΠ 1706 Phillips's New World of Words (new ed.) Mellifick, that makes Honey. 1736 W. Dawson Poems Several Occasions 8 Active he hastens, and with hov'ring Buzz Extracts mellific Juice. 1857 R. G. Mayne Expos. Lexicon Med. Sci. (1860) Mellificus, making honey,..mellific. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2001; most recently modified version published online December 2020). < adj.1706
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