What does proliferous mean?
Proliferous means Producing many offspring; prolific or proliferative..
Proliferous
Pronunciation varies by accent · adjective
Meaning
Producing many offspring; prolific or proliferative..
Definitions by Sense
- Producing many offspring; prolific or proliferative.
- (botany) Producing many buds or offshoots from leaves or flowers.
- (zoology) Reproducing by budding.
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Antonyms for proliferous
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Word Forms
- more proliferous
- most proliferous
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