PROLIFEROUS


Meaning of PROLIFEROUS in English

■ adjective Biology (of a plant) producing buds or side shoots from a flower or other terminal participle

↘(of a plant or invertebrate) propagating or multiplying by means of buds or offsets.

Origin

C17: from L. proles 'offspring' + -ferous .

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