inflorescence
Meanings
noun
- A group or cluster of flowers arranged on a stem that is composed of a main branch or a system of branches.
- An instance of a plant beginning to flower.
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Etymology
From Latin inflōrēscentia, from inflōrēscō (“to begin to flower”), inchoative verb of flōreō (“to flower”).
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