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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

Browse dictionary entries near caprification

  1. ‹ Capricornus
  2. ‹ Capricorn
  3. ‹ capricious
  4. ‹ caprice
  5. ‹ capriccio
  6. ‹ capric acid
  7. ‹ capri pants
  8. ‹ Capri
  9. ‹ capreolate
  10. ‹ Capra
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