caprification
Meanings
noun
- A process for ripening, or pollinating, figs by means of their being punctured artificially, in a manner designed to replicate the way they are pierced by certain insects, which was once thought to aid in their reproduction.
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Etymology
From Latin caprifīcātiōnem, ultimately from Latin caprifīcus (“wild fig tree”).
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