Definition of inflorescence Inflorescence
in•flo•res•cence
We found 9 definitions of inflorescence from 5 different sources.
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What does inflorescence mean?
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NounPlural: inflorescences |
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| inflorescence - the flowering part of a plant or arrangement of flowers on a stalk | ||
| blossom, flower, bloom reproductive organ of angiosperm plants especially one having showy or colorful parts | ||
| flower head a shortened compact cluster of flowers so arranged that the whole gives the effect of a single flower as in clover or members of the family Compositae | ||
| ament, catkin a cylindrical spikelike inflorescence | ||
| umbel flat-topped or rounded inflorescence characteristic of the family Umbelliferae in which the individual flower stalks arise from about the same point; youngest flowers are at the center | ||
| corymb flat-topped or convex inflorescence in which the individual flower stalks grow upward from various points on the main stem to approximately the same height; outer flowers open first | ||
| flower cluster an inflorescence consisting of a cluster of flowers | ||
| cyme more or less flat-topped cluster of flowers in which the central or terminal flower opens first | ||
| spike sports equipment consisting of a sharp point on the sole of a shoe worn by athletes; "spikes provide greater traction" | ||
| inflorescence - the time and process of budding and unfolding of blossoms | ||
| blossoming, flowering, florescence, anthesis, efflorescence | ||
| ontogenesis, ontogeny, growing, maturation, growth, development (electronics) the production of (semiconductor) crystals by slow crystallization from the molten state | ||
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Wiktionary 
- inflorescence (Noun)
flower cluster. - inflorescence (Noun)
Eventual etymological fallacy a beginning to flower.
Webster DictionaryWebster's Unabridged Dictionary 📘
- inflorescence (n.)
A flowering; the putting forth and unfolding of blossoms. - inflorescence (n.)
The mode of flowering, or the general arrangement and disposition of the flowers with reference to the axis, and to each other. - inflorescence (n.)
An axis on which all the flower buds.
Chambers DictionaryChamber's 20th Century Dictionary 📕
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inflorescence
in-flor-es′ens, n. character or mode of flowering of a plant. [Fr.,—L. inflorescens—inflorescĕre, to begin to blossom.]
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🔤- inflorescence, noun, singular of inflorescences.
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