Definitions For Caprification

Noun

CAPRIFICATION (plural - or s) 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.

Related terms

caprificate caprify

Etymology

From {{der, en, la, caprifīcātiōnem}}, ultimately from {{der, en, la, caprifīcus, , wild fig tree}}.

Is Caprification a Scrabble Word?

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Scrabble UK YES
English International (SOWPODS) YES
Scrabble Global YES
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Scrabble
22
Words with Friends
26

The word Caprification is worth 22 points in Scrabble and 26 points in Words with Friends

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