About The Word Proliferous
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Proliferous
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What's The Definition Of Proliferous?Synonyms | Synonyms for Proliferous: Related Terms | Find terms related to Proliferous: See Also | Proliferous In Webster's Dictionary \Pro*lif"er*ous\, a. [L. proles offspring +
-ferous.]
1. (Bot.) Bearing offspring; -- applied to a flower from
within which another is produced, or to a branch or frond
from which another rises, or to a plant which is
reproduced by buds or gemm[ae].
2. (Zo["o]l.)
(a) Producing young by budding.
(b) Producing sexual zooids by budding; -- said of the
blastostyle of a hydroid.
(c) Producing a cluster of branchlets from a larger
branch; -- said of corals.
{Proliferous cyst} (Med.), a cyst that produces
highly-organized or even vascular structures. --Paget. --
{Pro*lif"er*ous*ly}, adv.
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