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nectariferous

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
nec-tar-if-er-ous
IPA
18
Scrabble Score
13
Letters
5
Syllables
11
Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

That yields nectar.

Etymology

From nectar + -i- + -ferous.

Inflected Forms

more nectariferous (comparative) most nectariferous (superlative)

Frequently Paired Words

polleniferous polliniferous

Rhymes With

carboniferous fossiliferous cruciferous seminiferous odoriferous splendiferous luminiferous metalliferous floriferous auriferous stoloniferous calciferous

Questions

What does nectariferous mean?
That yields nectar.
Where does nectariferous come from?
From nectar + -i- + -ferous.

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