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grossification en · NOUN

Etymology

From gross + -ification.

Meanings

  1. (uncountable) The act of making gross or thick, or the state of becoming so.
  2. (uncountable) The swelling of the ovary of plants after fertilization.
    • The swelling of the ovary after fertilisation is termed grossification 1830, John Lindley, An Introduction to Botany: