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proliferous

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Adjective
 : 
pro=lif=er=ous

CIDE DICTIONARY

proliferousa. [L. proles offspring + -ferous.].
  •  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 gemmæ.  [1913 Webster]
  •  Producing young by budding.  [1913 Webster]
Proliferous cyst (Med.), a cyst that produces highly-organized or even vascular structures. Paget.

OXFORD DICTIONARY

proliferous, adj.
1 (of a plant) producing many leaf or flower buds; growing luxuriantly.
2 growing or multiplying by budding.
3 spreading by proliferation.

Etymology
L proles offspring + -FEROUS
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