fructification
act of fructifying; the fruiting of a plant, fungus, etc.
the fruit itself.
the organs of fruiting; fruiting body.
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How to use fructification in a sentence
It includes but two formul: Either instinct is a fructification of intelligence; or intelligence is an augmentation of instinct.
The Natural Philosophy of Love | Remy de GourmontThis discoidal arrangement of the hair is typical of the emblem of fructification worn by the virgin in the Muingwa festival.
The Swastika | Thomas WilsonCesalpino turns to the "fructification," that is the flower and the fruit, for his distinguishing characters.
The fermentation is caused by the mycelium of this fungus before the development of the fructification.
It is a large and beautiful weed, moderately common on our coasts, of a bright-red colour, with conspicuous fructification.
The Sea Shore | William S. Furneaux
British Dictionary definitions for fructification
/ (ˌfrʌktɪfɪˈkeɪʃən, ˌfrʊk-) /
the act or state of fructifying
the fruit of a seed-bearing plant
any spore-bearing structure in ferns, mosses, fungi, etc
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Scientific definitions for fructification
[ frŭk′tə-fĭ-kā′shən ]
The producing of fruit by an angiosperm.
A seed-bearing or spore-bearing structure.
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