Caprification Definition

kăprə-fĭ-kāshən
noun
The pollination of certain cultivated figs through the transfer to them of pollen from the caprifig by a fig wasp.
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Origin of Caprification

  • Latin caprifīcātio caprifīcātiōn- from caprifīcātus past participle of caprifīcāre to ripen figs by caprification from caprifīcus caprifig caprifig

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

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