melliferous
[ muh-lif-er-uh s ]
/ məˈlɪf ər əs /
adjective
yielding or producing honey.
Words nearby melliferous
melkite, mell, mellaril, meller, mellers, melliferous, mellifluent, mellifluous, melliphagous, mellite, mellitum
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Examples 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'BrienHoney is procured by steeping the cones of the Banksia or other melliferous flowers in water.
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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