proliferous

[ pruh-lif-er-uhs ]

/ prəˈlɪf ər əs /

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adjective

proliferating.

Botany.

producing new individuals by budding or the like.
producing an organ or shoot from an organ that is itself normally the last, as a shoot or a new flower from the midst of a flower.

Origin of proliferous

1645–55; <Medieval Latin prōlifer bearing offspring + -ous. See prolicide, -ferous

OTHER WORDS FROM proliferous

non·pro·lif·er·ous, adjectiveun·pro·lif·er·ous, adjective

Words nearby proliferous

proliferative, proliferative fasciitis, proliferative gingivitis, proliferative inflammation, proliferative retinopathy, proliferous, prolific, proligerous, prolinase, proline, proline dipeptidase

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Example sentences from the Web for proliferous

In some of these plants the flower-heads were also proliferous.
The Variation of Animals and Plants Under Domestication, Volume II (of 2)|Charles Darwin
Here grew the Masarooth (Selinum palustre) with a proliferous umbel.
Lachesis Lapponica|Carl von Linn
The herbs I collected hereabouts were Mesomora (Cornus suecica) with a proliferous blossom.
Lachesis Lapponica|Carl von Linn
On the other hand, Verlot gives several cases of proliferous flowers which can be propagated by seed.
The Variation of Animals and Plants Under Domestication, Volume II (of 2)|Charles Darwin

In proliferous flowers the pistil is often completely defective, its place being occupied by the adventitious bud or axis.
Vegetable Teratology|Maxwell T. Masters

British Dictionary definitions for proliferous

proliferous

/ (prəˈlɪfərəs) /

adjective

(of plants) producing many side branches or offshoots and normally reproducing vegetatively by buds or by plantlets produced in the inflorescence

(of certain animals) reproducing by means of buds, etc

Word Origin for proliferous

C17: from Medieval Latin prōlifer having offspring

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单词	proliferous
释义	proliferous [ pruh-lif-er-uhs ] / prəˈlɪf ər əs / SEE SYNONYMS FOR proliferous ON THESAURUS.COM adjective proliferating. Botany. producing new individuals by budding or the like. producing an organ or shoot from an organ that is itself normally the last, as a shoot or a new flower from the midst of a flower. Origin of proliferous 1645–55; <Medieval Latin prōlifer bearing offspring + -ous. See prolicide, -ferous OTHER WORDS FROM proliferous non·pro·lif·er·ous, adjectiveun·pro·lif·er·ous, adjective Words nearby proliferous proliferative, proliferative fasciitis, proliferative gingivitis, proliferative inflammation, proliferative retinopathy, proliferous, prolific, proligerous, prolinase, proline, proline dipeptidase Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for proliferous In some of these plants the flower-heads were also proliferous. The Variation of Animals and Plants Under Domestication, Volume II (of 2)\|Charles Darwin Here grew the Masarooth (Selinum palustre) with a proliferous umbel. Lachesis Lapponica\|Carl von Linn The herbs I collected hereabouts were Mesomora (Cornus suecica) with a proliferous blossom. Lachesis Lapponica\|Carl von Linn On the other hand, Verlot gives several cases of proliferous flowers which can be propagated by seed. The Variation of Animals and Plants Under Domestication, Volume II (of 2)\|Charles Darwin In proliferous flowers the pistil is often completely defective, its place being occupied by the adventitious bud or axis. Vegetable Teratology\|Maxwell T. Masters British Dictionary definitions for proliferous proliferous / (prəˈlɪfərəs) / adjective (of plants) producing many side branches or offshoots and normally reproducing vegetatively by buds or by plantlets produced in the inflorescence (of certain animals) reproducing by means of buds, etc Word Origin for proliferous C17: from Medieval Latin prōlifer having offspring Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Words related to proliferous abundant, bearing, black, bountiful, breeding, fecund, flowering, fruitful, gravid, lush, luxuriant, plenteous, plentiful, pregnant, producing, productive, prolific, rank, rich, spawning
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proliferous

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