cauliflory

American  

[kaw-li-flawr-ee, kaw-li-flur-ee] / ˈkɔ lɪˌflɔr i, kɔˈlɪ flɜr i /

noun

Botany.

1. the production of flowers and fruits directly from the branches or trunks of woody or tropical plants.

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cauliflory British  

/ ˈkɔːlɪˌflɔːrɪ /

noun

1. botany the production of flowers on the trunk, branches, etc, of a woody plant, as opposed to the ends of the twigs

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Other Word Forms

• cauliflorous adjective

Etymology

Origin of cauliflory

First recorded in 1900–05; from Latin cauli-, stem of caulis “stem” + flōr-, stem of flōs “flower” + -y ³ ( def. )