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caprification definition

cap·ri·fi·ca·tion (kap′rə fi kā′s̸hən)

noun

the pollination of certain cultivated figs through the transfer to them of pollen from the caprifig by a fig wasp

Etymology: L caprificatio, fertilization of figs by the pollination of the gall wasp < caprificare, to fertilize figs (by this process) < caprificus: see caprifig

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2005 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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