| Part of Speech | Definition | |
| Noun | 1. The practice of hanging, upon the cultivated fig tree, branches of the wild fig infested with minute hymenopterous insects.[Websters]. | |
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Date "CAPRIFICATION" was first used in popular English literature: sometime before 1828. (references) |
| Etymology:Caprification \Cap`ri*fi*ca"tion\, noun. [Latin expression caprificatio, from caprificare to ripen figs by caprification, from caprificus the wild fig; caper goat ficus fig.]. (references) |
Specialty Definition: CAPRIFICATION
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| Noah Webster | [Noun] A method of ripening figs by means of a gnat or insect that pricks the bud. Source: Webster's 1828 American Dictionary. | ||
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. | Top | ||
