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caprification

cap·ri·fi·ca·tion [ kàpprəfi káysh'n ]


noun 
Definition:
 
pollination of figs: the technique in which flowering branches of the wild fig caprifig are hung in orchards of cultivated fig trees to provide pollen for pollination and hence fruit development

[Early 17th century. < Latin caprification-< caprificare "ripen figs by caprification" < caprificus "wild fig tree"]
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