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palmi·fi·ca·tion
\ˌpäməfə̇ˈkāshən, ˈpalm-\ noun
(-s)
Etymology: palmi- + caprification
: artificial cross-pollination of the flowers of the date palm as practiced by the Babylonians by suspending clusters from the wild staminate trees among the pistillate blossoms of the cultivated trees |