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Webster 1913 Edition


Melliferous

Mel-lif′er-ous

,
Adj.
[L.
mellifer
;
mel
,
mellis
, honey +
ferre
to bear.]
Producing honey.

Webster 1828 Edition


Melliferous

MELLIF'EROUS

,
Adj.
[L. mel, honey, and fero, to produce.]
Producing honey.

Definition 2024


melliferous

melliferous

English

Adjective

melliferous (comparative more melliferous, superlative most melliferous)

  1. Bearing honey
  2. (botany) Bearing any substance that is collected by bees to produce honey

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