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cap·ri·fi·ca·tion
\ˌkaprəfə̇ˈkāshən\ noun
(-s)
Etymology: Latin caprification-, caprificatio, from caprificatus, past participle of caprificare to ripen figs by caprification, from caprificus wild fig, from capri- + ficus fig — more at fig
: a horticultural operation in which flowering branches of the caprifig are hung in fig trees so as to facilitate pollination by the fig wasp which carries pollen from the flower of the caprifig to that of the edible fig |