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Definition: COCCIFEROUS

Part of Speech Definition
Adjective 1. Bearing or producing berries; bacciferous; as, cocciferous trees or plants.[Websters]
2. Rarely used base adjective of the adverb cocciferously.[Eve - graph theoretic]
Adverb Form
(cocciferously)
1. Virtually never used adverbial inflection of the rarely used adjective cocciferous.[Eve - graph theoretic]

Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913), compiled from various sources, under license.

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Date "Cocciferous" was first used in popular English literature: sometime before 1828. (references)

Etymology:Cocciferous \Coc*cif"er*ous\, adjective. [Latin expression coccum berry -ferous. See Coccus.]. (references)

Specialty Definition: COCCIFEROUS

Domain Definition
Noah Webster [Adjective] Bearing or producing berries; as cocciferous trees or plants. Source: Webster's 1828 American Dictionary.

Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

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Definition: COCCIFEROUS

Part of SpeechDefinition
Adjective1. Bearing or producing berries; bacciferous; as, cocciferous trees or plants.[Websters]
2. Rarely used base adjective of the adverb cocciferously.[Eve - graph theoretic]
Adverb Form
(cocciferously)
1. Virtually never used adverbial inflection of the rarely used adjective cocciferous.[Eve - graph theoretic]

Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913), compiled from various sources, under license.

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Date "COCCIFEROUS" was first used in popular English literature: sometime before 1828. (references)

Etymology:Cocciferous \Coc*cif"er*ous\, adjective. [Latin expression coccum berry -ferous. See Coccus.]. (references)

Specialty Definition: COCCIFEROUS

DomainDefinition
Noah Webster [Adjective] Bearing or producing berries; as cocciferous trees or plants. Source: Webster's 1828 American Dictionary.

Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

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