fructification

[fruhk-tuh-fi-key-shuhn, frook-, frook-]

fruc·ti·fi·ca·tion

[fruhk-tuh-fi-key-shuhn, frook-, frook-]
noun
1.
act of fructifying; the fruiting of a plant, fungus, etc.
2.
the fruit itself.
3.
the organs of fruiting; fruiting body.

Origin:
1605–15; < Late Latin frūctificātion- (stem of frūctificātiō) a bearing of fruit, equivalent to Latin frūctificāt(us) (past participle of frūctificāre; see fructify) + -iōn- -ion
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Fructification has a plethora of syllables.
So is cyclotrimethylenetrinitramine. Does it mean:
a white, crystalline, water-insoluble solid, C14H9Cl5, usually derived from chloral by reaction with chlorobenzene in the presence of fuming sulfuric acid: used as an insecticide and as a scabicide and pediculicide: agricultural use prohibited in the U.S.
a white, crystalline, water-insoluble, powerful high explosive, C3H6N6O6, used chiefly in bombs and shells.
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World English Dictionary
fructification (ˌfrʌktɪfɪˈkeɪʃən, ˌfrʊk-)
 
n
1.  the act or state of fructifying
2.  the fruit of a seed-bearing plant
3.  any spore-bearing structure in ferns, mosses, fungi, etc

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fructification   (frŭk'tə-fĭ-kā'shən)  Pronunciation Key 
  1. The producing of fruit by an angiosperm.

  2. A seed-bearing or spore-bearing structure.


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