caprification
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Synonyms: clarification, scarification, calcification, aerification, carnification, happification, varification, calorification, rarification, aurification, sacrification
Antonyms: clarification, scarification, calcification, aerification, carnification, happification, varification, calorification, rarification, aurification, sacrification
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Noun
- A process for [[ripening]], or [[pollinating]], [[fig]]s 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.
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