grossification

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English

Etymology

From gross +‎ -ification.

Noun

grossification (uncountable)

  1. The act of making gross or thick, or the state of becoming so.
  2. (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

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