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   Pro·lif·er·ous

   /prəˈlif(ə)rəs/

   

   adjective

   • 1. (of a plant) producing buds or side shoots from a flower or other terminal part.
   • ▪ (of a plant or invertebrate) propagating or multiplying by means of buds or offsets.

   Word Origin mid 17th century: from Latin proles ‘offspring’ + -ferous.

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   What is the meaning of proliferous?

   • Wiktionary(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition: proliferous(Adjective) producing many offspring; prolific or proliferative. proliferous(Adjective) producing many buds or offshoots from leaves or flowers. proliferous(Adjective) reproducing by budding.

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   What is a proliferous plant?

   • Having leafy shoots growing from a flower or fruit. Reproducing by budding, as coral. Producing many offspring; prolific or proliferative. Find similar words to proliferous using the buttons below.

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   Where did the word proliferous come from?

   • The earliest known use of the adjective proliferous is in the mid 1600s. OED's earliest evidence for proliferous is from 1654, in the writing of Edmund Gayton, physician and hack writer. proliferous is a borrowing from Latin, combined with an English element. Etymons: Latin prolifer, ‑ous suffix.

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   What does 'pro-life' really mean?

   • Our ethics and our politics assume, largely without question or serious discussion, that the division between human and ' animal ' is absolute. 'Pro-life', to take just one example, is a potent political badge, associated with a gamut of ethical issues such as opposition to abortion and euthanasia. What it really means is pro-human-life.

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   Proliferous means reproducing freely by vegetative means or producing a cluster of branchlets from a larger branch. Learn more about the word history, etymology, and usage of proliferous from the Merriam-Webster dictionary.

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   adjective. (of plants) producing many side branches or offshoots and normally reproducing vegetatively by buds or by plantlets produced in the inflorescence. (of certain animals) reproducing by means of buds, etc.

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   Proliferous means producing many offspring or new growths, especially in plants or invertebrates. Learn the etymology, pronunciation, frequency and examples of this adjective from the OED.

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   3 days ago · Proliferous means producing many new individuals or parts by budding or branching. It can be used for plants or certain animals. See examples, synonyms and word origin.

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   Proliferous means reproducing freely by buds or side branches, especially in plants or animals. Learn the origin, synonyms, and usage of this word from various sources and translations.

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   Proliferous means multiplying freely by means of buds, side branches, etc. Learn the origin, synonyms and similar words of proliferous from YourDictionary.

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   Proliferous means producing many offspring or new growths. Find 43 synonyms and antonyms of proliferous, such as prolific, fertile, abundant, and barren, unfruitful, unproductive.