INFLORESCENCE

inflorescence

(noun) the flowering part of a plant or arrangement of flowers on a stalk

blossoming, flowering, florescence, inflorescence, anthesis, efflorescence

(noun) the time and process of budding and unfolding of blossoms

Source: WordNet® 3.1

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Etymology

Noun

inflorescence (countable and uncountable, plural inflorescences)

(botany) Flower cluster; a group or cluster of flowers arranged on a stem that is composed of a main branch or a complicated arrangement of branches.

An instance of a plant beginning to flower.

Hyponyms

• (flower cluster): raceme, panicle, tassel, catkin

Source: Wiktionary

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In`flo*res"cence, n. Etym: [L. inflorescens, p.pr. of inflorescere to begin to blossom; pref. in- in + florescere to begin to blossom: cf.F. inflorescence. See Florescent.]

1. A flowering; the putting forth and unfolding of blossoms.

2. (Bot.) (a) The mode of flowering, or the general arrangement and disposition of the flowers with reference to the axis, and to each other. (b) An axis on which all the flower buds. Inflorescence affords an excellent characteristic mark in distinguishing the species of plants. Milne. Centrifugal inflorescence, determinate inflorescence.

– Centripetal inflorescence, indeterminate inflorescence. See under Determinate, and Indeterminate.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition

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