# proliferous

> English word · Adjective

## Definitions
1. Producing many offspring; prolific or proliferative.
2. Producing many buds or offshoots from leaves or flowers.
3. Reproducing by budding.

## Etymology
From Latin prōlifer, from prōlēs (“offspring”) + -fer (“bearing”), + -ous.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/proliferous