Proliferous Definition

prə-lĭfər-əs
adjective
Multiplying freely by means of buds, side branches, etc.
Webster's New World
Having leafy shoots growing from a flower or fruit.
Webster's New World
Reproducing by budding, as coral.
Webster's New World

Producing many offspring; prolific or proliferative.

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Origin of Proliferous

  • From Medieval Latin prōlifer Latin prōlēs prōl- offspring al-2 in Indo-European roots Latin -fer -fer

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

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