caprification

[ kap-ruh-fi-key-shuhn ]

/ ˌkæp rə fɪˈkeɪ ʃən /

noun Horticulture.

a method of artificial pollination of fig trees by wasps that prick the buds on branches of the caprifig that have been hung in trees of the edible fig.

Origin of caprification

First recorded in 1600–10; from Latin caprifīcātiōn-, stem of caprifīcātiō, derivative of caprifīcāre “to fertilize by caprification” (equivalent to capr-, stem of caper “goat” + -i- + fīc-, stem of fīcus “wild fig” + -āre infinitive suffix); see origin at caprifig

Words nearby caprification

capricious, Capricorn, Capricornia, Capricornian, Capricornus, caprification, caprifig, caprifoliaceous, caprine, capriole, Capriote

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Example sentences from the Web for caprification

Thirty or forty years ago I read all that I could find about caprification, and was utterly puzzled.
More Letters of Charles Darwin Volume II|Charles Darwin
I cannot learn that caprification is now practised in Italy, but it is still in use in Greece.
Man and Nature|George P. Marsh
The comparison of the fertilization of the date palm to the use of the wild fig refers to the practice of Caprification.
The Legacy of Greece|Various

British Dictionary definitions for caprification

caprification

/ (ˌkæprɪfɪˈkeɪʃən) /

noun

a method of pollinating the edible fig by hanging branches of caprifig flowers in edible fig trees. Parasitic wasps in the caprifig flowers transfer pollen to the edible fig flowers

Word Origin for caprification

C17: from Latin caprifīcātiō, from caprifīcāre to pollinate figs by this method, from caprifīcus caprifig

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单词	caprification
释义	caprification [ kap-ruh-fi-key-shuhn ] / ˌkæp rə fɪˈkeɪ ʃən / noun Horticulture. a method of artificial pollination of fig trees by wasps that prick the buds on branches of the caprifig that have been hung in trees of the edible fig. Origin of caprification First recorded in 1600–10; from Latin caprifīcātiōn-, stem of caprifīcātiō, derivative of caprifīcāre “to fertilize by caprification” (equivalent to capr-, stem of caper “goat” + -i- + fīc-, stem of fīcus “wild fig” + -āre infinitive suffix); see origin at caprifig Words nearby caprification capricious, Capricorn, Capricornia, Capricornian, Capricornus, caprification, caprifig, caprifoliaceous, caprine, capriole, Capriote Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for caprification Thirty or forty years ago I read all that I could find about caprification, and was utterly puzzled. More Letters of Charles Darwin Volume II\|Charles Darwin I cannot learn that caprification is now practised in Italy, but it is still in use in Greece. Man and Nature\|George P. Marsh The comparison of the fertilization of the date palm to the use of the wild fig refers to the practice of Caprification. The Legacy of Greece\|Various British Dictionary definitions for caprification caprification / (ˌkæprɪfɪˈkeɪʃən) / noun a method of pollinating the edible fig by hanging branches of caprifig flowers in edible fig trees. Parasitic wasps in the caprifig flowers transfer pollen to the edible fig flowers Word Origin for caprification C17: from Latin caprifīcātiō, from caprifīcāre to pollinate figs by this method, from caprifīcus caprifig Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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