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 1 definition foundFrom The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 [gcide]: Proliferous \Pro*lif"er*ous\, adjective [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}, adverb |
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