a. [f. L. baccifer (f. bacca berry + -fer bearing) + -OUS: cf. F. baccifère.] Berry-bearing, producing berries.
1656. in Blount, Glossogr.
1668. Wilkins, Real Char., 96. Herbs … Bacciferous; whose seeds are included in a juicy pulpe.
1862. J. Wilson, Farming, 48. The potato … is a bacciferous herb.
