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inflorescence definition

in·flo·res·cence (in′flō res′əns, -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

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

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