caprification
/kap-ruh-fi-key-shuhn/US // ˌkæp rə fɪˈkeɪ ʃən //UK // (ˌkæprɪfɪˈkeɪʃən) //
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Definitions
n.名词 noun
- 1
Horticulture.
- : a method of artificial pollination of fig trees by wasps that prick the buds on branches of the caprifig that have been hung in trees of the edible fig.
Examples
Thirty or forty years ago I read all that I could find about caprification, and was utterly puzzled.
Some varieties of figs do not need caprification, but they are said to be unsuitable for drying or shipment.
The comparison of the fertilization of the date palm to the use of the wild fig refers to the practice of Caprification.
I cannot learn that caprification is now practised in Italy, but it is still in use in Greece.
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