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bacciferous

adj · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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  • UK: /bækˈsɪfəɹəs/
  • rhymes with -ɪfəɹəs

1

adj

Meaning 1

Producing berries.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Examples

  • bacciferous plant
  • bacciferous shrub

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

adjective satellite

Meaning 2

producing or bearing berries

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: berried, baccate

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

From Latin baccifer (“bearing berries”), bacca (“berry”) + -ferous.