† palmificationn.

Origin: A borrowing from Latin, combined with an English element. Etymons: Latin palma , -ification suffix.

Etymology: < classical Latin palma palm n.¹ + -ification suffix, after caprification n. N.E.D. (1904) gives the pronunciation as (pæ:lmifikēⁱ·ʃən) /ˌpælmɪfɪˈkeɪʃən/.

Obsolete.

The artificial fertilization of date palms.

ΚΠ

1876 Encycl. Brit. IV. 82/1 The Babylonians suspended male clusters from wild dates over the females;... The process was called palmification.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2005; most recently modified version published online December 2019).

单词	palmification
释义	† palmificationn. Origin: A borrowing from Latin, combined with an English element. Etymons: Latin palma , -ification suffix. Etymology: < classical Latin palma palm n.¹ + -ification suffix, after caprification n. N.E.D. (1904) gives the pronunciation as (pæ:lmifikēⁱ·ʃən) /ˌpælmɪfɪˈkeɪʃən/. Obsolete. The artificial fertilization of date palms. ΚΠ 1876 Encycl. Brit. IV. 82/1 The Babylonians suspended male clusters from wild dates over the females;... The process was called palmification. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2005; most recently modified version published online December 2019). < n.1876
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