nuciferous

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/njuːˈsɪfəɹəs/

adjective

Bearing or producing nuts.

“nuciferous tree”

OriginLatin nux →
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Meanings

adjectivenuciferous (comparative more nuciferous, superlative most nuciferous)

comparative more nuciferous · superlative most nuciferous

  1. Bearing or producing nuts.

    nuciferous tree

    2 more examples

    nuciferous crops

    nuciferous forest

Origin

  1. Latinnux
  2. Englishnuciferous

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

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Rhymes & wordplay

Rhymes with nuciferous

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Anagrams

unciferous
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APA

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

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

Chicago

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