inflorescence [ in-flaw-res-uh ns, -floh-, -fluh- ]
noun
1. a flowering or blossoming.
2. Botany.
a. the arrangement of flowers on the axis.
b. the flowering part of a plant.
c. a flower cluster.
d. flowers collectively.
OTHER WORDS FROM INFLORESCENCE
in·flo·res·cent, adjective
WORDS RELATED TO INFLORESCENCE
bloom, blossom, vine, perennial, herb, efflorescence, spike, floret, posy, bud, floweret, shoot, head, annual, cluster, spray, pompon
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Origin: 1750–60; < New Latin inflōrēscentia < Late Latin inflōrēscent- (stem of inflōrēscēns present participle of inflōrēscere to bloom1. See in-2, flora, -escent, -ence
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