Etymology

nuciferous

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Today it means: Bearing or producing nuts. Full definition →

Latin nux
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  1. Latin · derived fromnux
  2. English todaynuciferous

From Latin nux, nucis (“nut”) + -ferous.

Words from the same roots

Latinnux all →

nougatnucellusnuciformnucinnux vomica

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