melliferous

melliferous
a) Bearing honey
b) Bearing any substance that is collected by bees to produce honey

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  • Melliferous — Mel*lif er*ous, a. [L. mellifer; mel, mellis, honey + ferre to bear.] Producing honey. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • melliferous — index nectarous Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 …   Law dictionary

  • melliferous — [me lif′ər əs] adj. [L mellifer < mel, honey (see MILDEW) + fer (see FEROUS) + OUS] producing honey …   English World dictionary

  • melliferous — medingieji augalai statusas T sritis ekologija ir aplinkotyra apibrėžtis Žiediniai augalai, išskiriantys nektarą, subrandinantys žiedadulkes ir teikiantys lipčių. atitikmenys: angl. honey plants; honey bearing plants; melliferous vok.… …   Ekologijos terminų aiškinamasis žodynas

  • melliferous — medingas statusas T sritis augalininkystė apibrėžtis Turintis daug nektaro. atitikmenys: angl. melliferous rus. медоносный; нектароносный …   Žemės ūkio augalų selekcijos ir sėklininkystės terminų žodynas

  • Melliferous flower — A melliferous flower is a plant which produces substances that can be collected by insects and turned into honey. Many plants are melliferous, but only certain examples can be harvested by honey bees, because of their physiognomy (body size and… …   Wikipedia

  • melliferous — adj. [L. mel, honey; ferre, to bear] Honey producing …   Dictionary of invertebrate zoology

  • melliferous — /meuh lif euhr euhs/, adj. yielding or producing honey. [1650 60; < L mellifer honey bearing (melli , s. of mel honey + fer FER) + OUS] * * * …   Universalium

  • melliferous — producing or forming honey Bearing and Carrying …   Phrontistery dictionary

  • melliferous — mel·lif·er·ous || me lɪfÉ™rÉ™s adj. that produces honey; yielding honey …   English contemporary dictionary

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