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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.