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caprify

caprify verb: to pollinate (figs) by caprification.

Verb

caprify (third-person singular simple present caprifies, present participle caprifying, simple past and past participle caprified)

  1. (transitive) To pollinate (figs) by caprification.
    Synonyms:
    caprificate

Synonyms of caprify

Forms of caprify

third-person singular presentcaprifies
present participlecaprifying
past participlecaprified
pastcaprified

Origin of caprify

From Latin caprifīcus + -ify. By surface analysis, capri- + -fy.

Questions about caprify

What does caprify mean?
Caprify means to pollinate (figs) by caprification.
What part of speech is caprify?
Caprify is a verb.
What is the past tense of caprify?
The past tense of caprify is caprified.

Words near caprify in the dictionary

  1. caprifoils
  2. caprifole
  3. caprifoles
  4. caprifoliaceous
  5. capriform
  6. caprify
  7. caprifying
  8. caprigenous
  9. caprimulgid
  10. caprimulgids
  11. caprimulgiform

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