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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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

Words nearby fructification

fructan, fructed, fructi-, Fructidor, fructiferous, fructification, fructificative, fructifier, fructify, fructosan, fructose

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How to use fructification in a sentence

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
This discoidal arrangement of the hair is typical of the emblem of fructification worn by the virgin in the Muingwa festival.
The Swastika|Thomas Wilson
Cesalpino turns to the "fructification," that is the flower and the fruit, for his distinguishing characters.
Makers of British Botany; a collection of biographies by living botanists|Various
The fermentation is caused by the mycelium of this fungus before the development of the fructification.
Scientific American Supplement, Vol. XXI., No. 531, March 6, 1886|Various

It is a large and beautiful weed, moderately common on our coasts, of a bright-red colour, with conspicuous fructification.
The Sea Shore|William S. Furneaux

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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