fructification
(noun) organs of fruiting (especially the reproductive parts of ferns and mosses)
fructification
(noun) the bearing of fruit
Source: WordNet® 3.1
fructification (countable and uncountable, plural fructifications)
(botany) The act of forming or producing fruit; the act of fructifying, or rendering productive of fruit; fecundation.
(botany) The collective organs by which a plant produces its fruit, or seeds, or reproductive spores.
Source: Wiktionary
Fruc`ti*fi*ca"tion, n. Etym: [L. fructificatio: cf. F. fructification.]
1. The act of forming or producing fruit; the act of fructifying, or rendering productive of fruit; fecundation. The prevalent fructification of plants. Sir T. Brown.
2. (Bot.) (a) The collective organs by which a plant produces its fruit, or seeds, or reproductive spores. (b) The process of producing fruit, or seeds, or spores.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
27 October 2024
(adjective) declared not guilty of a specific offense or crime; legally blameless; “he stands acquitted on all charges”; “the jury found him not guilty by reason of insanity”
Contrary to popular belief, coffee beans are not technically beans. They are referred to as such because of their resemblance to legumes. A coffee bean is a seed of the Coffea plant and the source for coffee. It is the pit inside the red or purple fruit, often referred to as a cherry. Just like ordinary cherries, the coffee fruit is also a so-called stone fruit.
