Pronunciation: ˌ ka-pr ə -f ə - ' k ā -sh ə n
Function: noun
Etymology: Latin caprification-, caprificatio, from caprificare to pollinate by caprification, from caprificus
Date: 1601
: artificial pollination of figs that usually bear only pistillate flowers by hanging male flowering branches of the caprifig in the trees to facilitate pollen transfer by a fig wasp