grossification
English edit
Etymology edit
gross + -ification
Noun edit
grossification (uncountable)
- The act of making gross or thick, or the state of becoming so.
- (botany) The swelling of the ovary of plants after fertilization.
- 1830, John Lindley, An Introduction to Botany:
- The swelling of the ovary after fertilisation is termed grossification
References edit
- “grossification”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.