prolific Meaning, Definition & Usage

adjective satellite intellectually productive
fecund; fertile.
- a prolific writer
- a fecund imagination
adjective satellite bearing in abundance especially offspring
fertile.
- flying foxes are extremely prolific
- a prolific pear tree

F. prolifique, fr. L. proles offspring (from pro for, forward + the root of alere to nourish) + facere to make. See Adult, Old, and Fact.

Having the quality of generating; producing young or fruit; generative; fruitful; productive; -- applied to plants producing fruit, animals producing young, etc.; -- usually with the implied idea of frequent or numerous production; as, a prolific tree, female, and the like.
Serving to produce; fruitful of results; active; as, a prolific brain; a controversy prolific of evil.
(Bot.) Proliferous.