"mellific" meaning in English

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Adjective

Forms: more mellific [comparative], most mellific [superlative]
Etymology: From Latin mel, mellis (“honey”) + -ficare (“to make”) (in comp.). See -fy. Etymology templates: {{uder|en|la|mel}} Latin mel Head templates: {{en-adj}} mellific (comparative more mellific, superlative most mellific)
  1. (archaic) Producing honey. Tags: archaic Synonyms: melliferous
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