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infructescence

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in·fruc·tes·cence   (ĭn'frŭk-těs'əns)   
n.  The fruiting stage of an inflorescence.

[French : Latin in-, in; see in-2 + Latin frūctus, fruit; see fruit.]
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infructescence

noun
the fruiting stage of the inflorescence 
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