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nectariferous

nectariferous adjective: that yields nectar.

Adjective

nectariferous (comparative more nectariferous, superlative most nectariferous)

  1. That yields nectar.

Forms of nectariferous

comparativemore nectariferous
superlativemost nectariferous

Origin of nectariferous

From nectar + -i- + -ferous.

Words that rhyme with nectariferous

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Questions about nectariferous

What does nectariferous mean?
Nectariferous means that yields nectar.
What part of speech is nectariferous?
Nectariferous is an adjective.

Words near nectariferous in the dictionary

  1. nectaria
  2. nectarial
  3. nectarian
  4. nectaried
  5. nectaries
  6. nectariferous
  7. nectariless
  8. nectarilyma
  9. nectarine
  10. nectarines
  11. nectaring

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