adjective
- producing or yielding honey
- sweet-sounding; melodious
Usage: often used in botanical or entomological contexts
Usage: literary or formal usage
Examples
- Bees visit melliferous flowers such as clover and lavender.
- The garden was planted with melliferous plants to attract pollinators.
- Her melliferous voice captivated the entire audience.
- Melliferous trees like linden provide abundant nectar for honeybees.
- The speaker's melliferous tones made the lecture enjoyable.
- Sunflowers are among the most melliferous crops for beekeepers.