inflorescence
[in-flaw-res-uh ns, -floh-, -fluh-]
noun
a flowering or blossoming.
Botany.
- the arrangement of flowers on the axis.
- the flowering part of a plant.
- a flower cluster.
- flowers collectively.
Origin of inflorescence
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Related Words for inflorescence
bloom, blossom, vine, perennial, herb, efflorescence, spike, floret, posy, bud, floweret, shoot, head, annual, cluster, spray, pomponExamples from the Web for inflorescence
Historical Examples of inflorescence
From a portion of a barley crop the inflorescence was removed as soon as it appeared.
Researches on CelluloseC. F. Cross
This form of inflorescence is known technically as a “raceme.”
Elements of Structural and Systematic BotanyDouglas Houghton Campbell
Inflorescence is an open or contracted or spiciform panicle.
A Handbook of Some South Indian GrassesRai Bahadur K. Ranga Achariyar
Cattle eat it when young, but avoid it when the inflorescence is mature.
A Handbook of Some South Indian GrassesRai Bahadur K. Ranga Achariyar
The front side of a flower, remote from the axis of inflorescence.
Michigan TreesCharles Herbert Otis
inflorescence
noun
Word Origin for inflorescence
C16: from New Latin inflōrēscentia, from Late Latin inflōrescere to blossom, from flōrescere to bloom
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inflorescence
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