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1. inflorescence
noun. the time and process of budding and unfolding of blossoms.
Synonyms
- maturation
- flowering
- anthesis
- ontogeny
- ontogenesis
- efflorescence
- growing
- florescence
- blossoming
- development
Antonyms
- palingenesis
- narrowing
- nonproliferation
- decrement
Etymology
- inflorescentia (Latin)
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2. inflorescence
noun. the flowering part of a plant or arrangement of flowers on a stalk.
Synonyms
- umbel
- spike
- catkin
- bloom
- flower
- bract
- flower head
- cyme
- corymb
- ament
- flower cluster
Antonyms
- fall
- decrease
- ill health
- cenogenesis
Etymology
- inflorescentia (Latin)
Example sentences of the word inflorescence
1. Noun, singular or mass
Further down the plant's stem, at the base of a leaf in the middle height form one or occasionally two female ears (a spikelet inflorescence).