bacciferous

[ bak-sif-er-uhs ]

/ bækˈsɪf ər əs /

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adjective Botany.

bearing or producing berries: low-growing, bacciferous plants.

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Origin of bacciferous

First recorded in 1650–60; from Latin bācifer “bearing berries” + -ous adjective suffix; see origin at bacci-, -fer,-ous

Words nearby bacciferous

Bacchic, bacchius, Bacchus, Bacchylides, bacci-, bacciferous, bacciform, baccivorous, baccy, bach, bacha

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How to use bacciferous in a sentence

Bacciferous (bak-sif′ėr-us), bearing berries; Bac′ciform, of the shape of a berry; Bacciv′orous, living on berries.
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British Dictionary definitions for bacciferous

bacciferous

/ (bækˈsɪfərəs) /

adjective

bearing berries

Word Origin for bacciferous

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

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