adj ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Adjective

1. 1
   Producing honey. archaic

   "mellific glands"

Synonyms

All synonyms

melliferous

Etymology

From Latin mel, mellis (“honey”) + -ficare (“to make”) (in comp.). See -fy.

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