viniferous

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adjective

Yielding wine.

Scrabble 16

Meanings

adjectiveviniferous (comparative more viniferous, superlative most viniferous)

comparative more viniferous · superlative most viniferous

  1. Yielding wine.

    But last week, when the maker, NFI Consumer Products of Fayetteville, N.C., sent out media kits promoting the product’s nationwide rollout, the marketers mixed their viniferous metaphors.

    2007 August 5, Tim Race, “Vitamin for the Heart or a Fruity Cabernet?”, in New York Times

Origin

  1. Latinvīnifer
  2. Englishviniferous

Borrowed from Latin vīnifer.

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Translations

French vinifère
  • vinifèreTranslations
Greek οινοφόρος
  • οινοφόρος (oinofóros)Translations
Italian vinifero
  • viniferoTranslations
Latin vīnifer
  • vīniferTranslations
Portuguese vinífero
  • viníferoTranslations
Romanian vinifer
  • viniferTranslations
Spanish vinífero
  • viníferoTranslations

Rhymes & wordplay

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Cite this entry
APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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