proliferous
proliferous · more proliferous · most proliferous
Producing many offspringProducing many offspring; prolific or proliferative.
Meaning
3 sensesProducing many offspring; prolific or proliferative.
Producing many buds or offshoots from leaves or flowers.
Reproducing by budding.
Origin
From Latin prōlifer, from prōlēs (“offspring”) + -fer (“bearing”), + -ous.From Latin prōlifer, from prōlēs (“offspring”) + -fer (“bearing”), + -ous.
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Forms
more proliferous, most proliferous| Comparative | more proliferous Lesson |
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| Superlative | most proliferous Lesson |
regular
Word family
7 related wordsLessons for this word
2 lessons- A2Comparatives — Because it has a comparative form
- A2Superlatives — Because it has a superlative form