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
Example sentences 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.
Journals Of Expeditions Of Discovery Into Central Australia And Overland |Edward John EyreNone 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