Noun: inflorescence ,in-flo're-sun(t)s or ,in-flu're-sun(t)s
- 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"
- 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