POMIFEROUS

Etymology

Adjective

pomiferous (not comparable)

Producing or bearing fruit, especially apples; (botany) bearing pomes as opposed to berries. [from 17th c.]

Synonyms

• (bearing fruit): fruit-bearing (more common)

• (bearing apples): apple-bearing (more common)

Source: Wiktionary


Po*mif"er*ous, a. Etym: [L. pomifer; pomum fruit + ferre to bear: cf. F. pomifère.] (Bot.) (a) Bearing pomes, or applelike fruits. (b) Bearing fruits, or excrescences, more or less resembling an apple.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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