Noun: fructification ,frúk-tu-fu'key-shun
- The bearing of fruit
"The fructification of the apple trees in the orchard was abundant this year"
- Organs of fruiting (especially the reproductive parts of ferns and mosses)
"The fructification of ferns includes structures called sporangia"
Derived forms: fructifications
Type of: development, growing, growth, maturation, ontogenesis, ontogeny, reproductive structure
Encyclopedia: Fructification