fructification

[ fruhk-tuh-fi-key-shuhn, frook-, frook- ]

/ ˌfrʌk tə fɪˈkeɪ ʃən, ˌfrʊk-, ˌfruk- /

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noun

act of fructifying; the fruiting of a plant, fungus, etc.

the fruit itself.

the organs of fruiting; fruiting body.

Origin of fructification

1605–15; <Late Latin frūctificātion- (stem of frūctificātiō) a bearing of fruit, equivalent to Latin frūctificāt(us) (past participle of frūctificāre;see fructify) + -iōn--ion

Words nearby fructification

fructan, fructed, fructi-, Fructidor, fructiferous, fructification, fructificative, fructifier, fructify, fructo-, fructofuranose

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Example sentences from the Web for fructification

The wonderfully anomalous flowers of Begonia frigida, formerly described, though they appear fit for fructification, are sterile.
The Variation of Animals and Plants Under Domestication, Volume II (of 2)|Charles Darwin
Spitzka has shown that the ovum possesses an inherent activity independently of fructification.
Degeneracy|Eugene S. Talbot
Cladonia coccinea; the fructification is in the scarlet knobs, which surround the cups.
The Elements of Botany|Asa Gray
A great number of cats, therefore, is evidently of great advantage for the fructification of clover.
The History of Creation, Vol. I (of 2)|Ernst Haeckel

It includes but two formul: Either instinct is a fructification of intelligence; or intelligence is an augmentation of instinct.
The Natural Philosophy of Love|Remy de Gourmont

British Dictionary definitions for fructification

fructification

/ (ˌfrʌktɪfɪˈkeɪʃən, ˌfrʊk-) /

noun

the act or state of fructifying

the fruit of a seed-bearing plant

any spore-bearing structure in ferns, mosses, fungi, etc

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Scientific definitions for fructification

fructification

[ frŭk′tə-fĭ-kā′shən ]

The producing of fruit by an angiosperm.

A seed-bearing or spore-bearing structure.

单词	fructification
释义	fructification [ fruhk-tuh-fi-key-shuhn, frook-, frook- ] / ˌfrʌk tə fɪˈkeɪ ʃən, ˌfrʊk-, ˌfruk- / SEE SYNONYMS FOR fructification ON THESAURUS.COM noun act of fructifying; the fruiting of a plant, fungus, etc. the fruit itself. the organs of fruiting; fruiting body. Origin of fructification 1605–15; <Late Latin frūctificātion- (stem of frūctificātiō) a bearing of fruit, equivalent to Latin frūctificāt(us) (past participle of frūctificāre;see fructify) + -iōn--ion Words nearby fructification fructan, fructed, fructi-, Fructidor, fructiferous, fructification, fructificative, fructifier, fructify, fructo-, fructofuranose Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for fructification The wonderfully anomalous flowers of Begonia frigida, formerly described, though they appear fit for fructification, are sterile. The Variation of Animals and Plants Under Domestication, Volume II (of 2)\|Charles Darwin Spitzka has shown that the ovum possesses an inherent activity independently of fructification. Degeneracy\|Eugene S. Talbot Cladonia coccinea; the fructification is in the scarlet knobs, which surround the cups. The Elements of Botany\|Asa Gray A great number of cats, therefore, is evidently of great advantage for the fructification of clover. The History of Creation, Vol. I (of 2)\|Ernst Haeckel It includes but two formul: Either instinct is a fructification of intelligence; or intelligence is an augmentation of instinct. The Natural Philosophy of Love\|Remy de Gourmont British Dictionary definitions for fructification fructification / (ˌfrʌktɪfɪˈkeɪʃən, ˌfrʊk-) / noun the act or state of fructifying the fruit of a seed-bearing plant any spore-bearing structure in ferns, mosses, fungi, etc 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 fructification manufacture, management, construction, manufacturing, bearing, generation, creation, rendering, assembly, giving, presentation, direction, return, protraction, origination, provision, fabrication, prolongation, blossoming, elongation Scientific definitions for fructification fructification [ frŭk′tə-fĭ-kā′shən ] The producing of fruit by an angiosperm. A seed-bearing or spore-bearing structure. The American Heritage® Science Dictionary Copyright © 2011. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.
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fructification

noun

Origin of fructification

Words nearby fructification

Example sentences from the Web for fructification

British Dictionary definitions for fructification

noun

Words related to fructification

Scientific definitions for fructification