melliferous

Meaning

1. Of a plant or its parts: bearing any substance (such as nectar or pollen) which is collected by bees to produce honey.
2. (broadly) Producing honey.
3. (figuratively) Honeyed, sweet.

Synonyms

nectariferous

producing honey

yielding honey

sugared

sugary

honey-bearing

Translations

mellifère

عسلي

mellifero

mielífera

melífero

Pronounced as (IPA)

/mɪˈlɪfəɹəs/

Etymology

PIE word
*mélit
Learned borrowing from Latin mellifer (“honey-bearing, honey-producing, melliferous”) + English -ous (suffix forming adjectives denoting the presence of a quality, typically in abundance). Mellifer is derived from mel (“honey”) (plural form mella; ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *mélit (“honey”)) + -fer (suffix meaning ‘bearing, bringing, carrying’).