grossification

English

Etymology

gross +‎ -ification

Noun

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

“grossification”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.

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