Grossification

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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Grossification \Gross`i*fi*ca"tion\, n. [Gross + L. ficare (in
     comp.) to make. See {-fy}.]
     1. The act of making gross or thick, or the state of becoming
        so.
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     2. (Bot.) The swelling of the ovary of plants after
        fertilization. Henslow.
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