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fructification
[ fruhk-tuh-fi-key-shuhn, frook-, frook- ]
/ ˌfrʌk tə fɪˈkeɪ ʃən, ˌfrʊk-, ˌfruk- /
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noun
act of fructifying; the fruiting of a plant, fungus, etc.
the fruit itself.
the organs of fruiting; fruiting body.
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Words nearby fructification
fructan, fructed, fructi-, Fructidor, fructiferous, fructification, fructificative, fructifier, fructify, fructosan, fructose
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British Dictionary definitions for fructification
fructification
/ (ˌfrʌktɪfɪˈkeɪʃən, ˌfrʊk-) /
noun
the act or state of fructifying
the fruit of a seed-bearing plant
any spore-bearing structure in ferns, mosses, fungi, etc
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Scientific definitions for fructification
fructification
[ frŭk′tə-fĭ-kā′shən ]
The producing of fruit by an angiosperm.
A seed-bearing or spore-bearing structure.
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