inflorescence

From Latin inflōrēscentia, from inflōrēscō (“I begin to flower”), inchoative verb of flōreō (“I flower”).

• IPA^(key): /ˌɪnfləˈɹɛsəns/, /ˌɪnflɔːˈɹɛsəns/

inflorescence (countable and uncountable, plural inflorescences)

2. (botany) A group or cluster of flowers arranged on a stem that is composed of a main branch or a system of branches.

   Synonym: flower cluster

3. An instance of a plant beginning to flower.

• (flower cluster): raceme, panicle, tassel, catkin

• infructescence

Borrowed from Late Latin īnflōrēscentia.

• IPA^(key): /ɛ̃.flɔ.ʁɛ.sɑ̃s/ ~ /ɛ̃.flɔ.ʁe.sɑ̃s/, /ɛ̃.flɔ.ʁɛs.sɑ̃s/

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inflorescence f (plural inflorescences)

1. inflorescence

• “inflorescence”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.