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Concise Oxford English Dictionary © 2008 Oxford University Press:
proliferous/prəˈlɪf(ə)rəs/

▶adjective Biology (of a plant) producing buds or side shoots from a flower or other terminal part.

■ (of a plant or invertebrate) propagating or multiplying by means of buds or offsets.

– origin C17: from L. proles ‘offspring’ + -ferous.

'proliferous' also found in these Oxford entries:

proliferation - prolific

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