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Webster 1913 Edition


Grossification

Grossˊi-fi-ca′tion

,
Noun.
[
Gross
+ L.
ficare
(in comp.) to make. See
-fy
.]
1.
The act of making gross or thick, or the state of becoming so.
2.
(Bot.)
The swelling of the ovary of plants after fertilization. Henslow.

Definition 2024


grossification

grossification

English

Noun

grossification

  1. The act of making gross or thick, or the state of becoming so.
  2. (botany) The swelling of the ovary of plants after fertilization.
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