[in.flo.res.cence] n [NL inflorescentia, fr. LL inflorescent-, inflorescens, prp. of inflorescere to begin to bloom, fr. L in- + florescere to begin to bloom--more at florescence] (1760) 1 a (1): the mode of development and arrangement of flowers on an axis (2): a floral axis with its appendages; also: a flower cluster b: a cluster of reproductive organs on a moss usu. subtended by a bract
2: the budding and unfolding of blossoms: flowering