nounfrŭtĭcātĭoFRVTICATIO☆ KeepMeaninga springing forth of shootsLewis & Short 1879ModernAs printed, 1879FRUTICATIOLEWIS & SHORTFRUTICATIOfrŭtĭcātĭo, ōnis, f. fruticor, I. a springing forth of shoots, a sprouting out (very rare): inutilis, Plin. 17, 1, 1, § 7.Read the whole entry