mellific

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adjective

Producing honey.

“mellific glands”

Similar
melliferous
OriginLatin mel →
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Meanings

adjectivemellific (comparative more mellific, superlative most mellific)

comparative more mellific · superlative most mellific

  1. archaicProducing honey.

    mellific glands

    Synonyms: melliferous

Synonyms & antonyms

adjectiveProducing honey.

Similar
melliferous
Also see
melliferous

Origin

  1. Latinmel
  2. Englishmellific

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

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APA

mellific. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/mellific

MLA

“mellific.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/mellific. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “mellific,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/mellific.

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