proliferous
/prəʊˈlɪfərəs/adjective
1- Biology (of a plant) producing buds or side shoots from a flower or other terminal part【生】(植物)分芽繁殖的。
1.1
- (of a plant or invertebrate) propagating or multiplying by means of buds or offsets(植物, 无脊椎动物)出芽(或分株)生殖的。
词源
mid 17th cent.: from Latin proles 'offspring'+-FEROUS.