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fructification
[ fruhk-tuh-fi-key-shuhn, frook-, frook- ]
noun
- act of fructifying; the fruiting of a plant, fungus, etc.
- the fruit itself.
- the organs of fruiting; fruiting body.
fructification
/ frŭk′tə-fĭ-kā′shən /
- The producing of fruit by an angiosperm.
- A seed-bearing or spore-bearing structure.
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Word History and Origins
Origin of fructification1
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Example Sentences
It includes but two formul: Either instinct is a fructification of intelligence; or intelligence is an augmentation of instinct.
This discoidal arrangement of the hair is typical of the emblem of fructification worn by the virgin in the Muingwa festival.
Cesalpino 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.
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