fructification

[ fruhk-tuh-fi-key-shuh n, froo k-, 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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Nearby words

fructed, fructi-, fructidor, fructiferous, fructiferously, fructification, fructificative, fructifier, fructify, fructo-, fructofuranose

Origin of fructification

1605–15; < Late Latin frūctificātion- (stem of frūctificātiō) a bearing of fruit, equivalent to Latin frūctificāt(us) (past participle of frūctificāre; see fructify) + -iōn- -ion

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Examples from the Web for fructification

The wonderfully anomalous flowers of Begonia frigida, formerly described, though they appear fit for fructification, are sterile.
The Variation of Animals and Plants Under Domestication, Volume II (of 2)|Charles Darwin
Spitzka has shown that the ovum possesses an inherent activity independently of fructification.
Degeneracy|Eugene S. Talbot
Cladonia coccinea; the fructification is in the scarlet knobs, which surround the cups.
The Elements of Botany|Asa Gray
A great number of cats, therefore, is evidently of great advantage for the fructification of clover.
The History of Creation, Vol. I (of 2)|Ernst Haeckel

It includes but two formul: Either instinct is a fructification of intelligence; or intelligence is an augmentation of instinct.
The Natural Philosophy of Love|Remy de Gourmont

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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Science definitions for fructification

fructification

[ frŭk′tə-fĭ-kā′shən ]

The producing of fruit by an angiosperm.

A seed-bearing or spore-bearing structure.