inflorescence
EnglishEdit
EtymologyEdit
From Latin inflōrēscentia, from inflōrēscō (“I begin to flower”), inchoative verb of flōreō (“I flower”).
PronunciationEdit
NounEdit
inflorescence (countable and uncountable, plural inflorescences)
- (botany) Flower cluster; a group or cluster of flowers arranged on a stem that is composed of a main branch or a complicated arrangement of branches.
- An instance of a plant beginning to flower.
HyponymsEdit
TranslationsEdit
flower cluster
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beginning to flower
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FrenchEdit
EtymologyEdit
From Late Latin inflōrēscentia.
PronunciationEdit
NounEdit
inflorescence f (plural inflorescences)
Related termsEdit
Further readingEdit
- “inflorescence”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.