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inflorescence

[ in-flaw-res-uhns, -floh-, -fluh- ]
/ ˌɪn flɔˈrɛs əns, -floʊ-, -flə- /
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noun
a flowering or blossoming.
Botany.
  1. the arrangement of flowers on the axis.
  2. the flowering part of a plant.
  3. a flower cluster.
  4. flowers collectively.
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Origin of inflorescence

First recorded in 1750–60; from New Latin inflōrēscentia, from Late Latin inflōrēscent- (stem of inflōrēscēns present participle of inflōrēscere “to bloom1; ” see in-2, flora, -escent, -ence

OTHER WORDS FROM inflorescence

in·flo·res·cent, adjective

Words nearby inflorescence

inflexed, inflexible, inflict, infliction, in-flight, inflorescence, inflow, influence, influence peddler, influencer, influent
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Words related to inflorescence

bloom, blossom, herb, perennial, vine, bud, efflorescence, floret, floweret, posy, spike, annual, cluster, head, pompon, shoot, spray

How to use inflorescence in a sentence

British Dictionary definitions for inflorescence

inflorescence
/ (ˌɪnflɔːˈrɛsəns) /
noun
the part of a plant that consists of the flower-bearing stalks
the arrangement of the flowers on the stalks
the process of flowering; blossoming

Derived forms of inflorescence

inflorescent, adjective

Word Origin for inflorescence

C16: from New Latin inflōrēscentia, from Late Latin inflōrescere to blossom, from flōrescere to bloom
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

Scientific definitions for inflorescence

inflorescence
[ ĭn′flə-rĕs′əns ]
A group of flowers growing from a common stem, often in a characteristic arrangement. Also called flower cluster
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