inflorescence
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
See inflorescence in American Heritage Dictionary 4
(ĭnˌflə-rĕsˈəns)
nouna. A characteristic arrangement of flowers on a stem.
b. A flower cluster.
- A flowering.
Related Forms:
- inˌflo·resˈcent adjective
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inflorescence
top left to right: umbel and corymb
bottom left to right: panicle and raceme
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