caprification

名词 n.
中文释义

英文释义

名词 n.
  1. A process for ripening, or pollinating, figs by means of their being punctured artificially, in a manner designed to replicate the way they are pierced by certain insects, which was once thought to aid in their reproduction. uncountable,usually
    — I should conjecture […] that the caprification is either an antient process of imaginary use, and blindly followed in some countries, or that it may contribute to ripen the fig by decreasing its vigour […].

词形变化

caprifications plural

词源

From Latin caprifīcātiōnem, ultimately from Latin caprifīcus (“wild fig tree”).
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