Caprification

/ˌkæprɪfɪˈkeɪʃən/ noun

The agricultural practice of pollinating cultivated fig trees by placing wild figs or caprifigs among them, allowing wasps to transfer pollen.

From caprificate + -tion (noun-forming suffix). The practice itself dates back to ancient Egypt, Mesopotamia, and Mediterranean civilizations, with the term formally established in agricultural literature by the 17th century.

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