Definition of INFLORESCENCE

inflorescence

Plural: inflorescences

Noun

  • the time and process of budding and unfolding of blossoms
  • the flowering part of a plant or arrangement of flowers on a stalk
  • A group or cluster of flowers arranged on a stem that is composed of a main branch or a system of branches.
  • An instance of a plant beginning to flower.

Origin / Etymology

From Latin inflōrēscentia, from inflōrēscō (“I begin to flower”), inchoative verb of flōreō (“I flower”).

Synonyms

anthesis, blossoming, efflorescence, florescence, flower cluster, flowering

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