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masculation|mæskjuːˈleɪʃən| [f. L. mascul-us male + -ation.] Artificial fertilization (of plants).
1855–6R. F. Burton El Medinah (1861) II. 202 January and February are the months for the masculation of the palm. 1859― Centr. Afr. in Jrnl. Geog. Soc. XXIX. 368 Bees also swarm in the jungles, performing an important part in the vegetable economy by masculation or caprification, and the conveyance of pollen. |