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cauliflory

[kaw-li-flawr-ee, ‐flohr-ee]

noun Botany.

the production of flowers and fruits directly from the branches or trunks of woody or tropical plants.

Related forms

cau·li·flo·rous, adjective

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cauliflory (ˈkɔːlɪˌflɔːrɪ)

—n
	botany the production of flowers on the trunk, branches, etc, of a woody plant, as opposed to the ends of the twigs

[C20: from Latin caulis stem + -flory, from flōs flower]

cauli'florous

—*adj*

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