prolific
prolific
adj.
Of animals; P. γόνιμος, V. φῠτάλμιος.
Blessed with many offspring: V. εὔτεκνος.
Of plants, etc.: P. and V. πάμφορος (Plat.), εὔκαρπος (Plat.), Ar. and P. καρποφόρος (Xen.), πολύκαρπος (Plat.); see fruitful.
Met., frequent: P. and V. πυκνός, Ar. and P. συχνός.
Prolific in, rich in: P. and V. πλούσιος (gen.); see full.
Abundant: P. and V. ἄφθονος.
adj.
Of animals; P. γόνιμος, V. φῠτάλμιος.
Blessed with many offspring: V. εὔτεκνος.
Of plants, etc.: P. and V. πάμφορος (Plat.), εὔκαρπος (Plat.), Ar. and P. καρποφόρος (Xen.), πολύκαρπος (Plat.); see fruitful.
Met., frequent: P. and V. πυκνός, Ar. and P. συχνός.
Prolific in, rich in: P. and V. πλούσιος (gen.); see full.
Abundant: P. and V. ἄφθονος.
PROLIFIC
PROP. (of land etc.) fertilis; fecundus; uber; ferax (usually with a genitive rarely with ablative; Cic. uses it almost always figuratively): fructuosus; frugifer: (of animals) fecundus; multos partus fetus edens.
Figuratively ferax; copiosus; fecundus; uber. SYN. and PHR. in FERTILE FRUITFUL].
PROP. (of land etc.) fertilis; fecundus; uber; ferax (usually with a genitive rarely with ablative; Cic. uses it almost always figuratively): fructuosus; frugifer: (of animals) fecundus; multos partus fetus edens.
Figuratively ferax; copiosus; fecundus; uber. SYN. and PHR. in FERTILE FRUITFUL].
prolific: fēcundus: nothing more p. than the swine, sue nihil fecundius, Cic. N. D. 2, 64, 160. Or expr. by abl. of quality: insigni fecunditate, Tac. A. 1, 41. See also FERTILE , PRODUCTIVE .