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caprifications

caprifications is the plural of caprification.

Meaning of caprification

Noun

caprification (usually uncountable, plural caprifications)

  1. (usually) A process for ripening, or pollinating, figs by means of their being punctured artificially, in a manner designed to replicate the way they are pierced by certain insects, which was once thought to aid in their reproduction.
    • I should conjecture […] that the caprification is either an antient process of imaginary use, and blindly followed in some countries, or that it may contribute to ripen the fig by decreasing its vigour […].1789, Erasmus Darwin, The Loves of the Plants, J. Johnson, page 160

Questions about caprifications

What is caprifications the plural of?
Caprifications is the plural of caprification.

Words near caprifications in the dictionary

  1. caprificate
  2. caprificated
  3. caprificates
  4. caprificating
  5. caprification
  6. caprifications
  7. caprificator
  8. caprificators
  9. caprified
  10. caprifies
  11. caprifig

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