inflorescence

[in-flaw-res-uhns, -floh-, -fluh-]

in·flo·res·cence

[in-flaw-res-uhns, -floh-, -fluh-]
noun
1.
a flowering or blossoming.
2.
Botany.
a.
the arrangement of flowers on the axis.
b.
the flowering part of a plant.
c.
a flower cluster.
d.
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

in·flo·res·cent, adjective
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Inflorescence is always a great word to know.
So is multicellular haploid. Does it mean:
plants with true roots, stems and leaves dispersed by spores because they don't produce seeds
organism with having only one complete set of chromosomes
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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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A group of flowers growing from a common stem, often in a characteristic arrangement. Also called flower cluster.
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