Definition of Bacciferous

1. Adjective. Producing or bearing berries.

Exact synonyms: Baccate, Berried
Similar to: Fruitful

Definition of Bacciferous

1. a. Producing berries.

Definition of Bacciferous

1. Adjective. Producing berries. ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Medical Definition of Bacciferous

1. Producing berries. "Bacciferous trees." Origin: L. Baccifer; bacca berry + ferre to bear. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Bacciferous

bacchanals
bacchanology
bacchant
bacchante
bacchantes
bacchantic
bacchants
bacchiac
bacchian
bacchic
bacchical
bacchii
bacchius
bacchus
baccies
bacciferous (current term)
bacciform
baccilar
baccivorous
bacco
baccoes
baccos
baccy
bace
bacharach
bachata
bachatero
bachateros
bache
bached

Literary usage of Bacciferous

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. The Asiatic Journal and Monthly Miscellany (1817)
"Small bacciferous shrub. Grows on some of the hills near Macao, but not plentifully. ... Small bacciferous tree. Its flowers hare a fine fragrance. ..."

2. A Dictionary of the English Language by Samuel Johnson, John Walker, Robert S. Jameson (1828)
"... degrees at the university ; a knight of the lowest order. mad priests or followers of Bacchus. bacciferous, (bak-sif-e-rus) o. Berry- bearing. ..."

3. A Glossary of Botanic Terms, with Their Derivation and Accent by Benjamin Daydon Jackson (1905)
"... bacciferous, bac'ci/er, (/его, I bear), berry-bearing, the fruit a berry, usually applied when the normal fruit of the genus is otherwise ..."

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