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noun

a flowering or blossoming.

Botany.

the arrangement of flowers on the axis.

the flowering part of a plant.

a flower cluster.

flowers collectively.

Origin:
1750–60; < Neo-Latin inflōrēscentia < Late Latin inflōrēscent- (stem of inflōrēscēns present participle of inflōrēscere to bloom. See in-², flora, -escent, -ence

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in·flo·res·cent, adjective

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inflorescence (ˌɪnflɔːˈrɛsəns)

—n
1.	the part of a plant that consists of the flower-bearing stalks
2.	the arrangement of the flowers on the stalks
3.	the process of flowering; blossoming

[C16: from New Latin inflōrēscentia, from Late Latin inflōrescere to blossom, from flōrescere to bloom]

inflo'rescent

—*adj*

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inflorescence

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A group of flowers growing from a common stem, often in a characteristic arrangement. Also called flower cluster.

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