pro liger ous

[Lat. proles =offspring, and gero to bear, to produce.] Producing offspring. pro liger ous-disc, s. Anat.: Von Baer's name for the cellular layer imbedding the germinal ovum of a nascent organism. prō'-lix, *pro-lixe, a . [Fr. prolixe , from Latin prolix us extended, prolix, from pro =forward, and * lixus , from the same root as liquor = to flow. Putten ham, in 1589, ranks this word with those quite recently introduced into the language.] 1. Long, extended; of long duration. "If the appellant appoints a term too prolix , the judge may then a ign a competent term."- Ayliffe : Parergon. 2. Long; reaching a considerable distance. "With wig prolix down flowing to his waist." Cowper : Tirocinium , 361. 3. Long and wordy; extending or spread out to a great length; tedious, tiresome, diffuse. "Cowper, whos silver voice, task'd sometimes hard, Legends prozæ delivers in the ears." Cowper: Henry Cowper , Esq . 4. Given to, or indulging long and wordy discourses; tedious, prosy; discu ing at great length. "I have been purposely prolix in this demonstration." -Mathematical Evidence, p. 24. *prō-lix'-1-oŭs, a . [Eng. prolix ; -ious.] Tiresome, wearisome, prolix, dilatory. "Lay by all nicety, and prolixious blushes." Shakesp.: Measure for Measure, ii. 4. prō-lix-1-ty, s. [Fr. prolix ité , from Lat. pro lixitatem , acc us. of prolix it as , from prolix us - prolix (q. v.); Ital. proli ità .] 1. The quality or state of being prolix or extended in material length; length, extent. "The obsolete prolixity of shade." Cowper: Task, i. 265. great productivene . "My note book bears witne to their extraordinary prolificacy." Field, April 10, 1886.