Emily Dickinson Lexicon
Definition for CAP-RI-FI-CA'TION
CAP-RI-FI-CA'TION, n. [L. caprificatio.]
The supposed impregnation of the ovules of the fruit of a fig, by an insect, which penetrates it and carries in the pollen adhering to his body.
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