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Webster 1913 Edition


Prolification

Pro-lifˊi-ca′tion

,
Noun.
[Cf. F.
prolification
, LL.
prolificatio
.]
1.
The generation of young.
2.
(Bot.)
Reproduction by the growth of a plant, or part of a plant, directly from an older one, or by gemmæ.

Webster 1828 Edition


Prolification

PROLIFICA'TION

,
Noun.
[See Prolific.] The generation of young or of plants.
1.
In botany, the production of a second flower from the substance of the first. This is either from the center of a simple flower, or from the side of an aggregate flower.

Definition 2024


prolification

prolification

English

Noun

prolification (plural prolifications)

  1. (dated) The generation of young.
  2. (dated, botany) Reproduction by the growth of a plant, or part of a plant, directly from an older one, or by gemmae.