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Meaning of "melliferous" in the English dictionary

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ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD MELLIFEROUS

From Latin mellifer, from mel honey + ferre to bear.
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Etymology is the study of the origin of words and their changes in structure and significance.
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PRONUNCIATION OF MELLIFEROUS

melliferous  [mɪˈlɪfərəs] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF MELLIFEROUS

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Melliferous is an adjective.
The adjective is the word that accompanies the noun to determine or qualify it.

WHAT DOES MELLIFEROUS MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Definition of melliferous in the English dictionary

The definition of melliferous in the dictionary is forming or producing honey.


WORDS THAT RHYME WITH MELLIFEROUS


argilliferous
ˌɑːdʒɪˈlɪfərəs
celliferous
seˈlɪfərəs
celluliferous
ˌsɛljʊˈlɪfərəs
cheliferous
kɪˈlɪfərəs
chyliferous
kaɪˈlɪfərəs
coralliferous
ˌkɒrəˈlɪfərəs
cupuliferous
ˌkjuːpjʊˈlɪfərəs
flagelliferous
ˌflædʒəˈlɪfərəs
fossiliferous
ˌfɒsɪˈlɪfərəs
glanduliferous
ˌɡlændjʊˈlɪfərəs
globuliferous
ˌɡlɒbjʊˈlɪfərəs
granuliferous
ˌɡrænjʊˈlɪfərəs
mammaliferous
ˌmæməˈlɪfərəs
metalliferous
ˌmɛtəˈlɪfərəs
papuliferous
ˌpæpjʊˈlɪfərəs
petaliferous
ˌpɛtəˈlɪfərəs
petroliferous
ˌpetrəˈlɪfərəs
proliferous
prəˈlɪfərəs
tentaculiferous
tenˌtækjʊˈlɪfərəs
umbelliferous
ˌʌmbɪˈlɪfərəs

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE MELLIFEROUS

mell
mellific
mellification
mellifluence
mellifluent
mellifluently
mellifluous
mellifluously
mellifluousness
melliphagous
mellite
mellitic
mellivorous
mellophone
mellotron
mellow
mellowing
mellowly
mellowness
mellowspeak

WORDS THAT END LIKE MELLIFEROUS

boisterous
cadaverous
cancerous
coniferous
cruciferous
dangerous
generous
humorous
murderous
noncancerous
numerous
odoriferous
onerous
preposterous
prosperous
seminiferous
serous
slanderous
splendiferous
thunderous
treacherous

Synonyms and antonyms of melliferous in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «melliferous» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF MELLIFEROUS

Find out the translation of melliferous to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of melliferous from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «melliferous» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

产蜜
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

melífera
570 millions of speakers

English

melliferous
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

melliferous
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

melliferous
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

медоносные
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

melíferas
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

মধুপদ
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

mellifère
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Melliferous
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Honig
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

蜜を生成する
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

melliferous
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Melliferous
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

sanh mật
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

தேன் தருகிற
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

मोठमोठे
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

bal yapan
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

mellifluo
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

melliferous
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

медоносні
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

meliferă
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

μελιτοφόρου
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

heuning ryk
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

melliferous
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

melliferous
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of melliferous

TRENDS

TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «MELLIFEROUS»

The term «melliferous» is used very little and occupies the 173.534 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «MELLIFEROUS» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «melliferous» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «melliferous» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about melliferous

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «MELLIFEROUS»

Discover the use of melliferous in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to melliferous and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Forests for the Future: Local Strategies for Forest ...
etArn. Pioneer plant; fruits; wood for packing; scaffolding; construction; melliferous. 14. Ka'a overt Luehea divaricata Mart. Pioneer plant; wood for furniture; frames; floors; tool handles; shoe-making; melliferous. 15. Ka'avusu Lonchocarpus ...
Paul Wolvekamp, 1999
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Gleanings in Bee Culture
The Ericas, or heaths, which are mentioned as very melliferous, are as follows: E. ciliar- is, E. cinerea, E. multiflora, E. scoparia, E. tetralix, while E arborea, E. umbellata, and • E. vagans are not indicated; but I presume they are not so good.
‎1909
3
Melliferous Flower
Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online.
Frederic P. Miller, Agnes F. Vandome, McBrewster John, 2010
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The Genera of Plants: A Fragment Containing Part of Liriogamæ
Callixene from Terra del Fuego having no joint in its Pedicels, melliferous Petals, and Embryo close to the Hilum, no doubt belongs to this Order. Disporum is a Chinese Genus, so named in the Horticultural Transactions for February 1812, ...
Richard Anthony Salisbury, John Edward Gray, 1866
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Flowering Ecology of South-east Australian Melliferous Flora
The flowering ecology of south-east Australian melliferous (honey) flora was studied, using observational data from our most experienced beekeepers.
Melanie J. Birtchnell, 2008
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British Bee Journal & Bee-keepers Adviser
NOVEL ADULTERATION OP BEESWAX. M. EDOVARD BERTRAND. as the result of two committee meetings, various suggestions made by well- known bee- keepers conversant with the subject were adopted, and a suitable list of melliferous ...
‎1908
7
The families of plants, with their natural characters, ...
Tournef. 238. Luteola bournes. 238. Sesamoides Tournef. 238. jF<?/y£ Rocket. Mignonette. Cal. Perianth one-leaved, parted : the divisions narrow, acute, erect, permanent, of which two gape more for the convenience of the melliferous petal.
Carl von Linné, 1787
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Land Use Systems in Grassland Dominated Regions: Proceedings ...
The melliferous bee was more frequently recorded on flowers than any other alfalfa pollinator. It mainly visited alfalfa flowers of light violet colour. In the first year, other pollinators showed an affinity towards dark violet flowers, and in the second ...
A. Lüscher, 2004
9
The families of plants: with their natural characters, ...
Germ gibbous, engraved with a cross, surrounded at the base with ten melliferous points, elevated on the receptacle which is pierced with ten melliferous pores. Style erect, awl'd. Stigma simple. Per. Capsule gibbous, sive- lobed, half-fivecleft, ...
Carl von Linné, Lichfield, Eng. Botanical Society, 1787
10
The American Encyclopaedia of Commerce, Manufactures, ...
MELLIFEROUS. 722. MENHADEN. 723. cultivated in gardens, and grows wild along the fences of our roads and lanes. For use the herb should be cut before the appearance of the flowers, which begin to expand in July. Fig 348. — BALI ...
Leo de Colange, 1882

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «MELLIFEROUS»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term melliferous is used in the context of the following news items.
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Wine and Chocolate: How to Navigate a Complex Pair
A chocolate mousse on what I would call a Graham Cracker crust, though no doubt it has a more melliferous sounding name in French, covered ... «Forbes, Jul 15»
2
Spellbinding success for Otumoetai
Until the regional semi-finals in August, Julie will be testing her 17 top spellers with quick-fire questions on how to spell synagogue, melliferous, ... «SunLive, Jul 15»
3
Apiarists talk about creating a better industry from honey to the bee
"Large tracts of 'melliferous producing forage' (food areas for bees ) have been cleared. "Housing and hobby/lifestyle blocks have encroached ... «ABC Online, Mar 15»
4
Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh hosts bee events
Entitled 'Bee Works | Florilegium' the exhibition will encompass 'Florilegium: Honey Flow', a series of artworks illuminating the melliferous ... «Horticulture Week, Feb 15»
5
ONE NIGHT IN MIAMI...At Center Stage is a Real Knockout
Cooke is played by Broadway veteran Grasan Kingsberry who is blessed with a melliferous voice. After the play, I asked him how his audition ... «Broadway World, Jan 15»
6
London Rebranded: The Capital's Changing Names, Mapped
This itself nests within the wider area of Tyburnia, a name popular in the early 19th century now resurrected to give a melliferous label to the ... «Londonist, Jan 15»
7
Seeing Through the Cliches and Conventions of Art History in …
What student of twentieth-century art history wouldn't recognize Roy Lichtenstein's bold, melliferous, simulated mock-giant paint strokes? «Huffington Post, May 14»
8
The Dinner Party Download, Sundays at 9pm
... Jon Hamm expound on the cosmic phenomenon of “dark matter,” where Oscar-nominee Michelle Williams teaches us the word “melliferous,” ... «WFSU, May 14»
9
Inua Ellams: Reconciliation of the artist, told eloquently
Their tale is told with a loose rhythm and melody that gives Ellams' performance a melliferous eloquency. The production, part of the British ... «Sydney Morning Herald, May 14»
10
Famous Indian Celebrity Restaurants
We guess a melliferous voice is not the only blessing Asha Bhosle is endowed with. DINO MOREA'S CREPE STATION. Celebrity Restaurants ... «DESIblitz, Nov 13»

REFERENCE
« EDUCALINGO. Melliferous [online]. Available <https://educalingo.com/en/dic-en/melliferous>. Apr 2024 ».
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