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Noun: inflorescence  ,in-flo're-sun(t)s or ,in-flu're-sun(t)s
  1. The flowering part of a plant or arrangement of flowers on a stalk
    "The lilac's fragrant inflorescence consists of many small flowers clustered together"
     
  2. The time and process of budding and unfolding of blossoms
    "The cherry trees' inflorescence marked the beginning of spring";
    - blossoming, flowering, florescence, anthesis, efflorescence

Derived forms: inflorescences

Type of: bloom, blossom, development, flower, growing, growth, maturation, ontogenesis, ontogeny

Encyclopedia: Inflorescence