caprification

== English == === Etymology === From Latin caprifīcātiōnem, ultimately from Latin caprifīcus (“wild fig tree”). === Noun === caprification (usually uncountable, plural caprifications) A process for ripening, or pollinating, figs by means of their being punctured artificially, in a manner designed to replicate the way they are pierced by certain insects, which was once thought to aid in their reproduction. ==== Related terms ==== caprificate caprify