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inflorescence

in·flo·res·cence
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    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • UK Pronunciation
    • UK IPA
    • [in-flaw-res-uh ns, -floh-, -fluh-]
    • /ˌɪn flɔˈrɛs əns, -floʊ-, -flə-/
    • /ˌɪn.flɔːˈres.əns/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [in-flaw-res-uh ns, -floh-, -fluh-]
    • /ˌɪn flɔˈrɛs əns, -floʊ-, -flə-/

Definitions of inflorescence word

  • noun inflorescence a flowering or blossoming. 1
  • noun inflorescence Botany. the arrangement of flowers on the axis. the flowering part of a plant. a flower cluster. flowers collectively. 1
  • noun inflorescence The complete flower head of a plant including stems, stalks, bracts, and flowers. 1
  • noun inflorescence cluster of flowers 1
  • noun inflorescence flowering 1
  • noun inflorescence the part of a plant that consists of the flower-bearing stalks 0
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Origin of inflorescence

First appearance:

before 1750
One of the 47% newest English words
1750-60; < New Latin inflōrēscentia < Late Latin inflōrēscent- (stem of inflōrēscēns present participle of inflōrēscere to bloom1. See in-2, flora, -escent, -ence

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Parts of speech for Inflorescence

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Full grammatical hierarchy of Inflorescence

inflorescence popularity

A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 80% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
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Synonyms for inflorescence

noun inflorescence

  • bloom — A bloom is the flower on a plant.
  • efflorescence — the state or a period of flowering.
  • spike — an ear, as of wheat or other grain.
  • floret — a small flower.
  • posy — a flower, nosegay, or bouquet.
All 18 Synonyms of inflorescence

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Related words

  • cyme

    an inflorescence in which the first flower is the terminal bud of the main stem and subsequent flowers develop as terminal buds of lateral stems

  • raceme

    a simple indeterminate inflorescence in which the flowers are borne on short pedicels lying along a common axis, as in the lily of the valley.

  • corymb

    an inflorescence in the form of a flat-topped flower cluster with the oldest flowers at the periphery. This type of raceme occurs in the candytuft

  • spadix

    an inflorescence consisting of a spike with a fleshy or thickened axis, usually enclosed in a spathe.

  • spike

    an ear, as of wheat or other grain.

  • umbel

    an inflorescence in which a number of flower stalks or pedicels, nearly equal in length, spread from a common center.
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