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melliferous

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mel⋅lif⋅er⋅ous

  [muh-lif-er-uhs]
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–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)   
adj.  Forming or bearing honey.

[From Latin mellifer : mel, mell-, honey; see melit- in Indo-European roots + -fer, -fer.]
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