"proliferous" meaning in All languages combined

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Adjective [English]

Forms: more proliferous [comparative], most proliferous [superlative]
Rhymes: -ɪfəɹəs Etymology: From Latin prōlifer, from prōlēs (“offspring”) + -fer (“bearing”), + -ous. Etymology templates: {{der|en|la|prōlifer}} Latin prōlifer, {{suffix|en||ous}} + -ous Head templates: {{en-adj}} proliferous (comparative more proliferous, superlative most proliferous)
  1. Producing many offspring; prolific or proliferative.
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  2. (botany) Producing many buds or offshoots from leaves or flowers.
    Sense id: en-proliferous-en-adj-X6rMIOja Categories (other): Botany, English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -ous, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 40 34 26 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -ous: 33 32 35 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 36 35 29 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 34 30 36 Topics: biology, botany, natural-sciences
  3. (zoology) Reproducing by budding.
    Sense id: en-proliferous-en-adj-n0EZ-OL8 Categories (other): Zoology, English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -ous, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 40 34 26 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -ous: 33 32 35 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 36 35 29 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 34 30 36 Topics: biology, natural-sciences, zoology
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: nonproliferous, proliferously, proliferousness Related terms: proliferate, proliferation, proliferative, prolific
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