viniferous

English

Etymology

From Latin vīnum (“wine”) +‎ -i- +‎ -ferous.

Pronunciation

• Rhymes: -ɪfəɹəs

Adjective

viniferous (comparative more viniferous, superlative most viniferous)

1. Yielding wine.
   • 2007 August 5, Tim Race, “Vitamin for the Heart or a Fruity Cabernet?”, in New York Times‎^[1]:

     But last week, when the maker, NFI Consumer Products of Fayetteville, N.C., sent out media kits promoting the product’s nationwide rollout, the marketers mixed their viniferous metaphors.