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proliferous

proliferous

8.4
Growing quickly and making many new shoots or plants
  • adjective
  • /prəˈlɪfərəs/
  • Specialized
translation icon : prolífero
  • The proliferous plant quickly spread across the garden bed.

Examples

  • Some species of moss are highly proliferous, covering rocks and trees in a short time.

  • The proliferous plant quickly covered the entire garden.

  • Gardeners appreciate proliferous flowers for their ability to fill spaces rapidly.

  • In spring, many proliferous species bloom beautifully.

  • The proliferous vine quickly covered the trellis, creating a lush green wall.

  • Her garden is filled with proliferous flowers that flourish throughout the summer.

  • The proliferous growth of the shrub made it a favorite among landscape designers.

Synonyms

prolific
vsproliferous
7 6.0

Producing many young animals, fruit, or flowers

emphasizes quantity rather than specifically new buds or shoots in plants
proliferative
vsproliferous
  • Specialized
1 7.8

Showing fast growth, often in cells

focuses on producing new buds or shoots particularly in plants
proliferant
vsproliferous
8.8

Growing in number and spreading very quickly

is used more for abundant plant growth and new shoots

Antonyms

sterile
19 5.3

Unable to have babies or make seeds

barren
  • Archaic
12 6.8

Unable to have children or young

How Abundant

lush
51 3.7
proliferous
  • Specialized
8.4
productive
46 2.7
moderate
415 3.3
sparse
31 5.0

Surface Forms

proliferous positive

Morphology

proliferous = proliferate (transparent) = prolifer + ous

Formed by adding the adjectival suffix '-ous' to the verb 'proliferate'; the meaning 'producing/abundant' follows directly from the base.

Etymology

Proliferous comes from the Latin parts proles 'offspring' and ferre 'to bear', and is like the common word prolific. So a proliferous plant is one that 'bears' many new shoots or buds and quickly fills a space.