inflorescence








noun

  1. a flowering or blossoming.
  2. Botany.
    1. the arrangement of flowers on the axis.
    2. the flowering part of a plant.
    3. a flower cluster.
    4. flowers collectively.

noun

  1. the part of a plant that consists of the flower-bearing stalks
  2. the arrangement of the flowers on the stalks
  3. the process of flowering; blossoming
n.

1760, from Modern Latin inflorescentia, from Late Latin inflorescentem (nominative inflorescens) “flowering,” present participle of Latin inflorescere “to come to flower,” from in- “in” (see in- (2)) + florescere “to begin to bloom” (see flourish).

  1. A group of flowers growing from a common stem, often in a characteristic arrangement. Also called flower cluster
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