Word of the Day
for Monday,
May 13, 2013
Melliferous \muh-LIF-er-uhs\, adjective:
yielding or producing honey.
He writes of the melliferous
odour of linden blossoms; of the fields rushing to meet him; of trees, castles
and people; of the greensward that serves him as a dining table; and of the
little old ladies who joyfully smile at him.
-- Mikhail A. Osorgin, translated by Donald M. Fiene, Selected Stories, Reminiscences, and Essays, 1982
-- Mikhail A. Osorgin, translated by Donald M. Fiene, Selected Stories, Reminiscences, and Essays, 1982
Already he had the melliferous
taste of victory on his tongue.
-- Wilbur Smith, The Eye of the Tiger, 2001
-- Wilbur Smith, The Eye of the Tiger, 2001
Melliferous derives from the Latin word mellifer
meaning "honey-bearing."
Thanks to: www.dictionary.com
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