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inflorescence
(in′flō res′əns, -flô-; -flə-)
noun
- the producing of blossoms; flowering
- the arrangement of flowers on a stem or axis
- a flower cluster on a common axis
- flowers collectively
- a solitary flower, regarded as a reduced cluster
Origin: ModL inflorescentia < LL inflorescens, prp. of inflorescere, to begin to blossom: see in- & florescence
Related Forms:
- inflorescent adjective
See inflorescence in American Heritage Dictionary 4
noun
- a. A characteristic arrangement of flowers on a stem.b. A flower cluster.
- 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
.Related Forms:
- inˌflo·resˈcent adjective
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inflorescence
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bottom left to right: panicle and raceme
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