Po-mĭf'er-oŭs, a.

[Fr. pomifère, Sp. & It. pomifero, Lat. pomifer, from pomum, fruit, apple, and ferre, to bear.] (Bot.) Apple-bearing;—an epithet applied to plants which bear the larger fruits, such as melons, gourds, pumpkins, cucumbers, &c., in distinction from the bacciferous or berry-bearing plants.