inflorescence

[ in-flaw-res-uhns, -floh-, -fluh- ]

/ ˌɪn flɔˈrɛs əns, -floʊ-, -flə- /

SEE SYNONYMS FOR inflorescence ON THESAURUS.COM

noun

a flowering or blossoming.

Botany.

the arrangement of flowers on the axis.
the flowering part of a plant.
a flower cluster.
flowers collectively.

Origin of inflorescence

1750–60; <New Latin inflōrēscentia<Late Latin inflōrēscent- (stem of inflōrēscēns present participle of inflōrēscere to bloom¹. See in-², flora, -escent, -ence

OTHER WORDS FROM inflorescence

in·flo·res·cent, adjective

Words nearby inflorescence

inflexed, inflexible, inflict, infliction, in-flight, inflorescence, inflow, influence, influence peddler, influencer, influent

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Example sentences from the Web for inflorescence

This form of inflorescence is known technically as a “raceme.”
Elements of Structural and Systematic Botany|Douglas Houghton Campbell
A more or less modified leaf subtending a flower or belonging to an inflorescence, or sometimes cauline.
The Manual of the Botany of the Northern United States|Asa Gray
Centrifugal (inflorescence), produced or expanding in succession from the centre outwards, 77.
The Elements of Botany|Asa Gray
In some species of Artabotrys, indeed, fasciation and curvation of the inflorescence are common.
Vegetable Teratology|Maxwell T. Masters

Many of the recorded cases of Synanthy are really cases of adhesion of the inflorescence rather than of the flowers.
Vegetable Teratology|Maxwell T. Masters

British Dictionary definitions for inflorescence

inflorescence

/ (ˌɪnflɔːˈrɛsəns) /

noun

the part of a plant that consists of the flower-bearing stalks

the arrangement of the flowers on the stalks

the process of flowering; blossoming

Derived forms of inflorescence

inflorescent, adjective

Word Origin for inflorescence

C16: from New Latin inflōrēscentia, from Late Latin inflōrescere to blossom, from flōrescere to bloom

Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

Scientific definitions for inflorescence

inflorescence

[ ĭn′flə-rĕs′əns ]

A group of flowers growing from a common stem, often in a characteristic arrangement. Also called flower cluster

单词	inflorescence
释义	inflorescence [ in-flaw-res-uhns, -floh-, -fluh- ] / ˌɪn flɔˈrɛs əns, -floʊ-, -flə- / SEE SYNONYMS FOR inflorescence ON THESAURUS.COM noun a flowering or blossoming. Botany. the arrangement of flowers on the axis. the flowering part of a plant. a flower cluster. flowers collectively. Origin of inflorescence 1750–60; <New Latin inflōrēscentia<Late Latin inflōrēscent- (stem of inflōrēscēns present participle of inflōrēscere to bloom¹. See in-², flora, -escent, -ence OTHER WORDS FROM inflorescence in·flo·res·cent, adjective Words nearby inflorescence inflexed, inflexible, inflict, infliction, in-flight, inflorescence, inflow, influence, influence peddler, influencer, influent Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for inflorescence This form of inflorescence is known technically as a “raceme.” Elements of Structural and Systematic Botany\|Douglas Houghton Campbell A more or less modified leaf subtending a flower or belonging to an inflorescence, or sometimes cauline. The Manual of the Botany of the Northern United States\|Asa Gray Centrifugal (inflorescence), produced or expanding in succession from the centre outwards, 77. The Elements of Botany\|Asa Gray In some species of Artabotrys, indeed, fasciation and curvation of the inflorescence are common. Vegetable Teratology\|Maxwell T. Masters Many of the recorded cases of Synanthy are really cases of adhesion of the inflorescence rather than of the flowers. Vegetable Teratology\|Maxwell T. Masters British Dictionary definitions for inflorescence inflorescence / (ˌɪnflɔːˈrɛsəns) / noun the part of a plant that consists of the flower-bearing stalks the arrangement of the flowers on the stalks the process of flowering; blossoming Derived forms of inflorescence inflorescent, adjective Word Origin for inflorescence C16: from New Latin inflōrēscentia, from Late Latin inflōrescere to blossom, from flōrescere to bloom Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Words related to inflorescence bloom, blossom, vine, perennial, herb, efflorescence, spike, floret, posy, bud, floweret, shoot, head, annual, cluster, spray, pompon Scientific definitions for inflorescence inflorescence [ ĭn′flə-rĕs′əns ] A group of flowers growing from a common stem, often in a characteristic arrangement. Also called flower cluster The American Heritage® Science Dictionary Copyright © 2011. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.
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inflorescence

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noun

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