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Dictionary.com Unabridged (v 1.1) - Cite This Source - Share This

mel⋅lif⋅er⋅ous

   [muh-lif-er-uhs]
–adjective
yielding or producing honey.
Origin:
1650–60; < L mellifer honey-bearing (melli-, s. of mel honey + -fer -fer ) + -ous
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mel·lif·er·ous     (mə-lĭf'ər-əs)  Pronunciation Key 
adj.   Forming or bearing honey.

[From Latin mellifer : mel, mell-, honey; see melit- in Indo-European roots + -fer, -fer.]
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
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Melliferous

Mel*lif"er*ous\, a. [L. mellifer; mel, mellis, honey + ferre to bear.] Producing honey.

Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary, © 1996, 1998 MICRA, Inc.
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