plante mellifère
\plɑ̃t mɛ.li.fɛʁ\
The verdict
“plante mellifère” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency French
- 16
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Plante produisant suffisamment de nectar et de pollen de bonnes qualités accessibles par les pollinisateurs (abeilles, etc.).
Corpus desk
Index FR-plante-mellifere · plante mellifère · French
plante mellifère · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 16 letters
- VOW-6 6 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "P" thin
- PHOTO-UNK Peer pending
Desk codes from Wiktionary headword shape, FrequencyWords rank tier, confusable-pair count, generated misspelling depth, letter-cohort book size, and photo-finish peer. Not a difficulty grade.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | plante mellifère |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | \plɑ̃t mɛ.li.fɛʁ\ |
| Letters | 16 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Longue queue: rang de « plante mellifère » en français
Rare enough to double-check
plante mellifère is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed \plɑ̃t mɛ.li.fɛʁ\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Plante produisant suffisamment de nectar et de pollen de bonnes qualités accessibles par les pollinisateurs (abeilles, etc.).".
Zero misspellings are on record for plante mellifère in our index, suggesting the orthography follows predictable French patterns. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.
This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct French form is plante mellifère, spelled P-L-A-N-T-E- -M-E-L-L-I-F-È-R-E.
Definition
- 1Plante produisant suffisamment de nectar et de pollen de bonnes qualités accessibles par les pollinisateurs (abeilles, etc.).
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how plante mellifère appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Le même apiculteur a donné une liste des plantes mellifères vivaces, ou de celles qui repoussent d’elles-mêmes, qu’il est bon de planter en abondance autour des ruchers, et qui fleurissent, sans semis annuels, dans les différents mois de l’année : Février, mars : noisetier …
Ajoutons que l’Origan vulgaire est une excellente plante mellifère, très recherchée des abeilles, dont elle améliore grandement le miel.
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Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.