noun
- The plural of caprification; the process of pollinating fig flowers by hanging branches of wild figs (caprifigs) containing fig wasps among cultivated fig trees.
Usage: technical; agriculture; historical practice
Examples
- Ancient farmers relied on caprifications to ensure successful fig crops.
- The practice of caprifications involves the symbiotic relationship between figs and their pollinating wasps.
- Modern fig cultivation has reduced the need for traditional caprifications in many regions.
- Caprifications were essential to fig production in Mediterranean agriculture for centuries.