PRO LIGER OUS

An Illustrated Encyclopedic Medical Dictionary · 1894 · p. 14

adj. Prol-i2j'e2r-u3s. Lat, pro liger us (from proles, offspring, and gerere, to bear). Fr., proligere. 1. Containing a germ or ovum (cf. Discus pro liger us). [J.] 2. In botany, see PROLIFEROUS. [s. 338]