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bacciferous

[ bak-sif-er-uhs ]

adjective

Botany.
  1. bearing or producing berries:

    low-growing, bacciferous plants.



bacciferous

/ bækˈsɪfərəs /

adjective

  1. bearing berries
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Word History and Origins

Origin of bacciferous1

First recorded in 1650–60; from Latin bācifer “bearing berries” + -ous adjective suffix; bacci-, -fer, -ous ( def )
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Word History and Origins

Origin of bacciferous1

C17: from Latin bācifer , from bāca berry + ferre to bear

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