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prolific.

Fertile; producing offspring or fruit in abundance, applied to plants producing fruit, animals producing young, etc.

8 characters3 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

adj/pɹəˈlɪf.ɪk/Australia, UK/pɹəˈlɪf.ɪk/Canada, US/ˌpɹoʊˈlɪf.ɪk/Canada, US
  1. Fertile; producing offspring or fruit in abundance, applied to plants producing fruit, animals producing young, etc.

  2. Similarly producing results or performing deeds in abundance.

  3. Of a flower: from which another flower is produced.

  4. Copious; plentiful; abundant.

Where this word comes from

First use appears c. 1635. From French prolifique and its etymon Latin prōlificus, from prōlēs (“offspring”) + -ficus (“making”).

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