View synonyms for melliferous

melliferous

[ muh-lif-er-uhs ]

Phonetic (Standard)IPA

adjective

melliferous

/ mɪˈlɪfərəs; mɪˈlɪfɪk /

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

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

Grelet was a skilled apiarist, and replenished his melliferous flocks by wild swarms enticed from the forests.

Honey 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.

April 21, 2024absquatulate

[ab-skwoch-uh-leyt ]

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