prolification

Prolification

Pro*lif`i*ca"tion\, n. [Cf. F. prolification, LL. prolificatio.]

1. The generation of young.

2. (Bot.) Reproduction by the growth of a plant, or part of a plant, directly from an older one, or by gemm[ae].
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