- palmification
- \\ˌpäməfə̇ˈkāshən, ˈpalm-\ noun
(-s)
Etymology: palmi- + caprification: artificial cross-pollination of the flowers of the date palm as practiced by the Babylonians by suspending clusters from the wild staminate trees among the pistillate blossoms of the cultivated trees
Useful english dictionary. 2012.