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pro·lif·er·ous (pr

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adj.

1. Zoology Reproducing freely by means of buds and side branches, as corals do.

2. Botany Freely producing buds or offshoots, especially from unusual places, as shoots from flowers or fruits from fruits.

[From Medieval Latin prlifer : Latin prls, prl-, offspring; see al-² in Indo-European roots + Latin -fer, -fer.]

pro·lifer·ous·ly adv.

proliferous [prəˈlɪfərəs]

adj

1. (Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Botany) (of plants) producing many side branches or offshoots and normally reproducing vegetatively by buds or by plantlets produced in the inflorescence

2. (Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Biology) (of certain animals) reproducing by means of buds, etc.

[from Medieval Latin prōlifer having offspring]

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