caprification

English

Etymology

From Latin caprifīcātiōnem, ultimately from Latin caprifīcus (“wild fig tree”).

Noun

caprification (usually uncountable, plural caprifications)

  1. A process for ripening, or pollinating, figs by means of their being punctured artificially, in a manner designed to replicate the way they are pierced by certain insects, which was once thought to aid in their reproduction.
    • 1789, Erasmus Darwin, The Loves of the Plants, J. Johnson, page 160:
      I should conjecture […] that the caprification is either an antient process of imaginary use, and blindly followed in some countries, or that it may contribute to ripen the fig by decreasing its vigour […] .

French

Etymology

From Latin caprificatio.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ka.pʁi.fi.ka.sjɔ̃/
  • Audio (France (Lyon)):(file)

Noun

caprification f (plural caprifications)

  1. caprification

References

  • Jean Louis de Lolme (1903), “caprification”, in James Boïelle, de V. Payen-Payne, editors, Heath’s French and English Dictionary‎[1], Boston: D. C. Heath & Co., page 84
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