FRUCTIFICATION


Meaning of FRUCTIFICATION in English

/fruk'teuh fi kay"sheuhn, frook'-, froohk'-/ , n.

1. act of fructifying; the fruiting of a plant, fungus, etc.

2. the fruit itself.

3. the organs of fruiting; fruiting body.

[ 1605-15; fructification- (s. of fructificatio ) a bearing of fruit, equiv. to L fructificat ( us ) (ptp. of fructificare; see FRUCTIFY) + -ion- -ION ]

Random House Webster's Unabridged English dictionary.      Полный английский словарь Вебстер - Random House .