proliferous

English

Etymology

From Latin prōlifer, from prōlēs (“offspring”) + -fer (“bearing”), +‎ -ous.[1]

Pronunciation

  • Rhymes: -ɪfəɹəs

Adjective

proliferous (comparative more proliferous, superlative most proliferous)

  1. Producing many offspring; prolific or proliferative.
  2. (botany) Producing many buds or offshoots from leaves or flowers.
  3. (zoology) Reproducing by budding.

Derived terms

References

  1. ^ “proliferous, adj.”, in OED Online ⁠, Oxford: Oxford University Press, launched 2000.
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