Caprification Definition
kăprə-fĭ-kāshən
noun
The pollination of certain cultivated figs through the transfer to them of pollen from the caprifig by a fig wasp.
Webster's New World
Origin of Caprification
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Latin caprifīcātio caprifīcātiōn- from caprifīcātus past participle of caprifīcāre to ripen figs by caprification from caprifīcus caprifig caprifig
From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition
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