proliferous

• POS: Adjective
• HYPHEN: pro=lif=er=ous

CIDE DICTIONARY

proliferous, a. [L. proles offspring + -ferous.].

•  Bearing offspring; -- applied to a flower from within which another is produced, or to a branch or frond from which another rises, or to a plant which is reproduced by buds or gemmæ.  [1913 Webster]
•  Producing young by budding.  [1913 Webster]

Proliferous cyst (Med.), a cyst that produces highly-organized or even vascular structures. Paget.

OXFORD DICTIONARY

proliferous, adj.
1 (of a plant) producing many leaf or flower buds; growing luxuriantly.
2 growing or multiplying by budding.
3 spreading by proliferation.

Etymology

L proles offspring + -FEROUS