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Meaning of "proliferous" in the English dictionary

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ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD PROLIFEROUS

From Medieval Latin prōlifer having offspring.
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Etymology is the study of the origin of words and their changes in structure and significance.
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PRONUNCIATION OF PROLIFEROUS

proliferous  [prəˈlɪfərəs] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF PROLIFEROUS

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Proliferous is an adjective.
The adjective is the word that accompanies the noun to determine or qualify it.

WHAT DOES PROLIFEROUS MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Definition of proliferous in the English dictionary

The definition of proliferous in the dictionary is producing many side branches or offshoots and normally reproducing vegetatively by buds or by plantlets produced in the inflorescence. Other definition of proliferous is reproducing by means of buds, etc.


WORDS THAT RHYME WITH PROLIFEROUS


argilliferous
ˌɑːdʒɪˈlɪfərəs
celliferous
seˈlɪfərəs
celluliferous
ˌsɛljʊˈlɪfərəs
cheliferous
kɪˈlɪfərəs
chyliferous
kaɪˈlɪfərəs
coralliferous
ˌkɒrəˈlɪfərəs
cupuliferous
ˌkjuːpjʊˈlɪfərəs
flagelliferous
ˌflædʒəˈlɪfərəs
fossiliferous
ˌfɒsɪˈlɪfərəs
glanduliferous
ˌɡlændjʊˈlɪfərəs
globuliferous
ˌɡlɒbjʊˈlɪfərəs
granuliferous
ˌɡrænjʊˈlɪfərəs
mammaliferous
ˌmæməˈlɪfərəs
melliferous
mɪˈlɪfərəs
metalliferous
ˌmɛtəˈlɪfərəs
papuliferous
ˌpæpjʊˈlɪfərəs
petaliferous
ˌpɛtəˈlɪfərəs
petroliferous
ˌpetrəˈlɪfərəs
tentaculiferous
tenˌtækjʊˈlɪfərəs
umbelliferous
ˌʌmbɪˈlɪfərəs

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE PROLIFEROUS

proletary
prolicidal
prolicide
proliferate
proliferation
proliferative
proliferously
prolific
prolificacy
prolifical
prolifically
prolification
prolificity
prolificness
proline
prolix
prolixious
prolixity
prolixly
prolixness

WORDS THAT END LIKE PROLIFEROUS

boisterous
cadaverous
cancerous
coniferous
cruciferous
dangerous
generous
humorous
murderous
noncancerous
numerous
odoriferous
onerous
preposterous
prosperous
seminiferous
serous
slanderous
splendiferous
thunderous
treacherous

Synonyms and antonyms of proliferous in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «proliferous» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF PROLIFEROUS

Find out the translation of proliferous to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of proliferous from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «proliferous» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

增生
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

proliferous
570 millions of speakers

English

proliferous
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

proliferous
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

تكاثري
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

пролиферативный
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

proliferous
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

proliferous
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

prolifère
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Proliferous
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

wuchernd
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

proliferous
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

번식하는
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Proliferous
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

sanh sản
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

proliferous
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

फारसयुक्त
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

proliferous
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

proliferous
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

proliferous
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

проліферативний
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

prolific
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

proliferous
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

aantal toenemend
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

proliferous
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

proliferous
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of proliferous

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «PROLIFEROUS»

The term «proliferous» is normally little used and occupies the 135.788 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «PROLIFEROUS» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «proliferous» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «proliferous» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about proliferous

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «PROLIFEROUS»

Discover the use of proliferous in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to proliferous and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
Biology of Plant Litter Decomposition
TABLE I. The genera and species of the order Thraustochytriales Fungus Authority Type Thraustochytriam proliferum Sparrow (1936) Proliferous T. globosum Kobayashi & Ookubo (1953) Non—proliferous T. pachyderma Scholz ( 1958) ...
C.H. Dickinson, 2012
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Andean Archaeology III: North and South
The theme's primary figure is an AMB head wearing a proliferous forehead ornament and a rather complex proliferous mouth mask. Attached to the top side of each of the forehead ornament's laterals is a decapitated head. The mouth mask's ...
William Isbell, Helaine Silverman, 2008
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Handbook of Engineering and Specialty Thermoplastics, Water ...
Proliferous Copolymers with VA. For the proliferous polymerization, no radical initiator is used. The monomers, namely NVP and VA, small amounts (0.8–1.2%) of crosslinking agent, such as ethylidene-vinylpyrrolidone, and water, are held in a ...
Johannes Karl Fink, 2011
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Hawai_i's Ferns and Fern Allies
Largest pinnae usually more than 10 mm long. somewhat pointed. higbly variable in shape. almost rectangular with entire margins. acroscopic margin with 5-8 lobes. to deeply lobed. to 2-pinnate; fronds never proliferous; sori usually more ...
Daniel Dooley Palmer, 2003
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Andean Archaeology I: Variations in sociopolitical ...
Pottery Menzel (1971: 66) decribes lca's Nasca 6 pottery as proliferous in style and derived from the Nasca 5 innovations. This proliferation particularly affected certain mythical beings. Nasca 6 pottery in lca and Nazca INasca Settlement and  ...
William H. Isbell, Helaine Silverman, 2002
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A Sourcebook of Nasca Ceramic Iconography: Reading a Culture ...
Rowe used the term “Proliferous” to refer to the more abstract representations found in Phases 6 and 7 and roughly comparable to Gayton and Kroeber's Nasca B (fig. 5.16). “In the Proliferous substyle the proportion of geometric designs is ...
Donald A. Proulx, 2009
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A System of Vegetables: According to Their Classes, Orders, ...
Opuntias comprtss'd with proliferous joints. monilifor- 15. C. joint-proliferous, joints globular thorny glome- mis. rated. necklace-farm. Opuntia. 16. C. joint- projiferous loofe, joints egg'd, thorns bristly. Ficus indi- 17. C. joint-proliferous, joints ...
Carl von Linné, Johan Elmgren, 1783
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The Ferns of South Africa Containing Descriptions and ...
Frond three to six inches long, one-half to three-quarter inch broad, proliferous at the apex. Pinnae stalked, with three to five blunt lobes. Rachis green. 5& A. trichomanes. Frond four to eight inches long, half-inch broad ; pinnae almost round, ...
Thomas Robertson Sim
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Memoir on the Immediate Cause of Bunt Or Smut of Wheat: And ...
In this growth, the proliferous branches, in which at first one distinguishes nothing more than in the stalk whence they arise, except that they are larger, appear later as tubes divided by partitions, or filled with oblong cells placed end to end.
Bénédict Prévost, 1807
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An encyclopædia of plants;: comprising the description, ...
15619 Ttaallus Alliaceous very pate glaucous green the segments subpalmated ascending obtuse and incurved, Podetia elongated turbinate all cup-bearing smooth the cups regular crenatc with the margin at length leafy and proliferous, ...
John Claudius Loudon, Mrs. Loudon (Jane), George Don, 1836

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «PROLIFEROUS»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term proliferous is used in the context of the following news items.
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The crisis within the ranks of the Muslim Brotherhood
... modern history, the force that is deepest in its roots and is the most proliferous across all levels of Egyptian society. The Brotherhood is today, ... «Middle East Monitor, Jun 15»
2
One of the hardiest and most flexible living beings now has a robot …
If cockroaches are the most marvellous creatures on this planet and not merely the most proliferous, why they have not assumed a more ... «Economic Times, Jun 15»
3
Verizon finalizes AOL acquisition
You would be right to assume this acquisition has nothing to do with AOL's once proliferous dial-up services, which managed to mark a ... «Android Authority, Jun 15»
4
Mining the microbial dark matter
The article is sadly missing the very important work by Prof Didier Raoult and his proliferous team in Marseille, France. They use what they ... «Nature.com, Jun 15»
5
It's Our Landscape: Redbud Love, My Ode to Redbuds
It's small, but proliferous reddish-pink flowers cover the entire canopy of this vibrant tree. And that's before the leaves even fill in! It's a beautiful ... «The River City News, Apr 15»
6
Discovery of WWII dog tags forges unbreakable bond
... and humidity of the jungle, monsoon weather and proliferous fields of "abaca" –– a word that one chronicler considered a synonym with hell. «Alexandria Town Talk, Mar 15»
7
Discovery of World War II era dog tags forges unbreakable bond
... War II: The heat and humidity of the jungle, monsoon weather and proliferous fields of "abaca" -- a word that one chronicler considered a synonym with hell. «KATC Lafayette News, Mar 15»
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Redhawk Announces Strategic Alliance With Mexplort on Precious …
Mexplort currently has an option to acquire 100% of the Jaguelito project, located in the most proliferous precious metal producing district in ... «Marketwired, Feb 15»
9
A Letter to Harris
Even in the face of your undeniable charm and proliferous ways with the ladies, you always claimed you'd die alone. I guess you were right, ... «Huffington Post, Feb 15»
10
Life's a beach at Art Basel Miami
... whose engagement with the art of the past and the present as well as his own proliferous output of international projects (including flagship ... «Telegraph.co.uk, Dec 14»

REFERENCE
« EDUCALINGO. Proliferous [online]. Available <https://educalingo.com/en/dic-en/proliferous>. May 2024 ».
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