ˌin+ noun
Etymology: New Latin inflorescentia, from Late Latin inflorescent-, inflorescens (present participle of inflorescere to begin to bloom, from in- in- (II) + florescere to begin to bloom) + -ia -y — more at florescence
1.
a.
(1) : the mode of development and arrangement of flowers on an axis
(2) : a floral axis with its appendages : a flower cluster or sometimes a solitary flower
b. : a cluster of reproductive organs on a moss usually subtended by a bract
many mosses have separate male inflorescences
2. : the budding and unfolding of blossoms : flowering
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inflorescence 1a(1): 1 raceme, 2 corymb, 3 umbel, 4 compound umbel, 5 capitulum, 6 spike, 7 compound spike, 8 panicle, 9 cyme
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