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cap·ri·fi·ca·tion
/ˌkæprəfəˈkeʃən/
無花果受精
From:
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
Cap·ri·fi·ca·tion
n.
The
practice
of
hanging
,
upon
the
cultivated
fig
tree
,
branches
of
the
wild
fig
infested
with
minute
hymenopterous
insects
.
Note:
☞
It
is
supposed
that
the
little
insects
insure
fertilization
by
carrying
the
pollen
from
the
male
flowers
near
the
opening
of
the
fig
down
to
the
female
flowers
,
and
also
accelerate
ripening
the
fruit
by
puncturing
it
.
The
practice
has
existed
since
ancient
times
,
but
its
benefit
has
been
disputed
.
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