proliferous

US:USA pronunciation: respellingUSA pronunciation: respelling(prə lif′ər əs)


WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2026
pro•lif•er•ous  (prə lif′ər əs),USA pronunciation adj. 
  1. proliferating.
  2. [Bot.]
    • Botanyproducing new individuals by budding or the like.
    • Botanyproducing an organ or shoot from an organ that is itself normally the last, as a shoot or a new flower from the midst of a flower.
  • Medieval Latin prōlifer bearing offspring + -ous. See prolicide, -ferous
  • 1645–55

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