melliferous

Tanımlar (İngilizce)

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

   “Pliny [the Elder] ſays this flovver [the anemone] […] differs alſo from ranunclulus in not having a melliferous pore on the clavv of each petal.”

2. sıfat Producing honey.

   “It is stated that honey has been found in the galleries of certain exotic species of Ants, but it is doubtful whether they have not stolen it from some other animals. However this may be, the most perfect melliferous animals are the Bees.”

3. sıfat Honeyed, sweet.

   “melliferous music”