† manniferousadj.

Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: manna n.¹, -iferous comb. form.

Etymology: < manna n.¹ + -iferous comb. form. R. G. Mayne (see quot. 1857 at sense 1) gives a French form manifere (1868 in Littré), and a Latin form manniferus. Compare scientific Latin Manniferae, name of a group of insects ( Linnaeus Systema Naturæ(ed. 10, 1758) I. 436). N.E.D. (1905) gives the pronunciation as (mæni·fĕrəs) /mæˈnɪfərəs/.

Obsolete. rare.

1. Of a plant: yielding manna (manna n.¹ 3a).

ΚΠ

1857 R. G. Mayne Expos. Lexicon Med. Sci. (1860) Yielding, or affording manna by the puncture of insects..: manniferous.

2. Of an insect: causing the production of manna (manna n.¹ 3d).

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1890 Cent. Dict. Manniferous, causing the production of manna, as an insect.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2000; most recently modified version published online June 2018).

单词	manniferous
释义	† manniferousadj. Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: manna n.¹, -iferous comb. form. Etymology: < manna n.¹ + -iferous comb. form. R. G. Mayne (see quot. 1857 at sense 1) gives a French form manifere (1868 in Littré), and a Latin form manniferus. Compare scientific Latin Manniferae, name of a group of insects ( Linnaeus Systema Naturæ(ed. 10, 1758) I. 436). N.E.D. (1905) gives the pronunciation as (mæni·fĕrəs) /mæˈnɪfərəs/. Obsolete. rare. 1. Of a plant: yielding manna (manna n.¹ 3a). ΚΠ 1857 R. G. Mayne Expos. Lexicon Med. Sci. (1860) Yielding, or affording manna by the puncture of insects..: manniferous. 2. Of an insect: causing the production of manna (manna n.¹ 3d). ΚΠ 1890 Cent. Dict. Manniferous, causing the production of manna, as an insect. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2000; most recently modified version published online June 2018). < adj.1857
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