proliferous

1. a. Bearing offspring; -- applied to a flower from within which another is produced, or to a branch or frond from which another rises, or to a plant which is reproduced by buds or gemmae. Source: opted

2. a. Producing young by budding. Source: opted

3. a. Producing sexual zooids by budding; -- said of the blastostyle of a hydroid. Source: opted

4. a. Producing a cluster of branchlets from a larger branch; -- said of corals. Source: opted

5. 1. (Bot.) Bearing offspring; -- applied to a flower from within which another is produced, or to a branch or frond from which another rises, or to a plant which is reproduced by buds or gemmæ. 2. (Zoöl.) (a) Producing young by budding. (b) Producing sexual zooids by budding; -- said of the blastostyle of a hydroid. (c) Producing a cluster of branchlets from a larger branch; -- said of corals. Proliferous cyst (Med.), a cyst that produces highly- organized or even vascular structures. Paget. -- Pro*lif"er*ous*ly, adv. Source: webster

6. Bearing offspring; -- applied to a flower from within whichanother is produced, or to a branch or frond from which anotherrises, or to a plant which is reproduced by buds or gemmæ. Source: adambom

7. a. Bearing offspring; -- applied to a flower from within which another is produced, or to a branch or frond from which another rises, or to a plant which is reproduced by buds or gemmae. a. Producing young by budding. a. Producing sexual zooids by budding; -- said of the blastostyle of a hydroid. a. Producing a cluster of branchlets from a larger branch; -- said of corals. Source: ecdict

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