melliferous

[ muh-lif-er-uhs ]

/ məˈlɪf ər əs /

SEE SYNONYMS FOR melliferous ON THESAURUS.COM

adjective

yielding or producing honey.

Origin of melliferous

1650–60; <Latin mellifer honey-bearing (melli-, stem of mel honey + -fer-fer) + -ous

Words nearby melliferous

Melk, mell, Mellaril, meller, Mellers, melliferous, mellifluent, mellifluous, melliphagous, mellite, mellitum

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Example sentences from the Web for melliferous

Grelet was a skilled apiarist, and replenished his melliferous flocks by wild swarms enticed from the forests.
White Shadows in the South Seas|Frederick O'Brien
Honey is procured by steeping the cones of the Banksia or other melliferous flowers in water.
Journals Of Expeditions Of Discovery Into Central Australia And Overland|Edward John Eyre
None of the melliferous clan, in my neighbourhood at least, is stirring as early as she is.
Bramble-bees and Others|J. Henri Fabre

British Dictionary definitions for melliferous

melliferous

mellific (mɪˈlɪfɪk)

/ (mɪˈlɪfərəs) /

adjective

forming or producing honey

Word Origin for melliferous

C17: from Latin mellifer, from mel honey + ferre to bear

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单词	melliferous
释义	melliferous [ muh-lif-er-uhs ] / məˈlɪf ər əs / SEE SYNONYMS FOR melliferous ON THESAURUS.COM adjective yielding or producing honey. Origin of melliferous 1650–60; <Latin mellifer honey-bearing (melli-, stem of mel honey + -fer-fer) + -ous Words nearby melliferous Melk, mell, Mellaril, meller, Mellers, melliferous, mellifluent, mellifluous, melliphagous, mellite, mellitum Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for melliferous Grelet was a skilled apiarist, and replenished his melliferous flocks by wild swarms enticed from the forests. White Shadows in the South Seas\|Frederick O'Brien Honey is procured by steeping the cones of the Banksia or other melliferous flowers in water. Journals Of Expeditions Of Discovery Into Central Australia And Overland\|Edward John Eyre None of the melliferous clan, in my neighbourhood at least, is stirring as early as she is. Bramble-bees and Others\|J. Henri Fabre British Dictionary definitions for melliferous melliferous mellific (mɪˈlɪfɪk) / (mɪˈlɪfərəs) / adjective forming or producing honey Word Origin for melliferous C17: from Latin mellifer, from mel honey + ferre to bear Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Words related to melliferous alveolate, faveolate, nectariferous, nectarous
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melliferous

adjective

Origin of melliferous

Words nearby melliferous

Example sentences from the Web for melliferous

British Dictionary definitions for melliferous

mellific (mɪˈlɪfɪk)

adjective

Word Origin for melliferous

Words related to melliferous