melliferous

a. 产蜜的, 甜的

发音

UK /mɪˈlɪfəɹəs/
其它
UK /mɪˈlɪfɹəs/
US /məˈlɪfəɹəs/
US /məˈlɪfɹəs/

词形变化

more melliferous 比较级 most melliferous 最高级

释义与例句

adj.
  1. 1.

    Of a plant or its parts: bearing any substance (such as nectar or pollen) which is collected by bees to produce honey.

    生物 植物学
  2. 2.

    Producing honey.

    引申义
  3. 3.

    Honeyed, sweet.

    比喻

    melliferous music

词源

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’).

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