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Inflorescence

Inflorescence


in·flo·res·cence    Audio Help   (ĭn'flə-rěs'əns)   

n.  

    1. A characteristic arrangement of flowers on a stem.

    2. A flower cluster.

  2. A flowering.


[New Latin īnflōrēscentia, from Late Latin īnflōrēscēns, īnflōrēscent-, present participle of īnflōrēscere, to begin to flower : Latin in-, intensive pref.; see in-2 + Latin flōrēscere, to begin to blossom; see florescence.]
in'flo·res'cent adj.
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