• (n.) The swelling of the ovary of plants after fertilization. Henslow. • (n.) The act of making gross or thick, or the state of becoming so.
Gross`i·fi·ca'tion noun [ Gross + Latin ficare (in comp.) to make. See - fy .] 1. The act of making gross or thick, or the state of becoming so. 2. (Botany) The swelling of the ovary of plants after fertilization. Henslow.