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caprify

English

Etymology

Latin caprif?cus +? -ify

Verb

caprify (third-person singular simple present caprifies, present participle caprifying, simple past and past participle caprified)

  1. (transitive) To pollinate (figs) by caprification.

Synonyms

  • caprificate

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caprifig

English

Wikispecies

Etymology

From Latin caprif?cus.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /?kæp???f??/
  • Hyphenation: cap?ri?fig

Noun

caprifig (plural caprifigs)

  1. An individual fig tree of certain species of Ficus, which produces both male and female flowers and is used to fertilize the female trees of the species.
  2. The accessory fruit of this tree, which is considered inedible by humans.

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