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caprification
[ kap-ruh-fi-key-shuhn ]
noun
, Horticulture.
- a method of artificial pollination of fig trees by wasps that prick the buds on branches of the caprifig that have been hung in trees of the edible fig.
caprification
/ ˌkæprɪfɪˈkeɪʃən /
noun
- a method of pollinating the edible fig by hanging branches of caprifig flowers in edible fig trees. Parasitic wasps in the caprifig flowers transfer pollen to the edible fig flowers
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Word History and Origins
Origin of caprification1
First recorded in 1600–10; from Latin caprifīcātiōn-, stem of caprifīcātiō, derivative of caprifīcāre “to fertilize by caprification” (equivalent to capr-, stem of caper “goat” + -i- + fīc-, stem of fīcus “wild fig” + -āre infinitive suffix); caprifig ( def )
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Word History and Origins
Origin of caprification1
C17: from Latin caprifīcātiō, from caprifīcāre to pollinate figs by this method, from caprifīcus caprifig
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Example Sentences
Thirty or forty years ago I read all that I could find about caprification, and was utterly puzzled.
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Some varieties of figs do not need caprification, but they are said to be unsuitable for drying or shipment.
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The comparison of the fertilization of the date palm to the use of the wild fig refers to the practice of Caprification.
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I cannot learn that caprification is now practised in Italy, but it is still in use in Greece.
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