inflorescence

(in′flō resəns, -flô-; -flə-)

noun

  1. the producing of blossoms; flowering
  2. the arrangement of flowers on a stem or axis
  3. a flower cluster on a common axis
  4. flowers collectively
  5. a solitary flower, regarded as a reduced cluster

Origin: ModL inflorescentia < LL inflorescens, prp. of inflorescere, to begin to blossom: see in- & florescence

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See inflorescence in American Heritage Dictionary 4

noun
  1. a. A characteristic arrangement of flowers on a stem.
    b. A flower cluster.
  2. A flowering.

Origin:

Origin: New Latin īnflōrēscentia

Origin: , from Late Latin īnflōrēscēns, īnflōrēscent-

Origin: , present participle of īnflōrēscere, to begin to flower

Origin: : Latin in-, intensive pref.; see in-2

Origin: + Latin flōrēscere, to begin to blossom; see florescence

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  • inˌflo·resˈcent adjective

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