First Known Use: 1601
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caprification
noun cap·ri·fi·ca·tion \ˌka-prə-fə-ˈkā-shən\
Definition of CAPRIFICATION
: artificial pollination of figs that usually bear only pistillate flowers by hanging male flowering branches of the caprifig in the trees to facilitate pollen transfer by a fig wasp
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Origin of CAPRIFICATION
Latin caprification-, caprificatio, from caprificare to pollinate by caprification, from caprificus
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