inflorescence
pronunciation
How to pronounce inflorescence in British English:
UK [ˌɪnflɔ:'resns]
How to pronounce inflorescence in American English:
US [ˌɪnfloʊ'resəns]
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- Noun:
- the time and process of budding and unfolding of blossoms
- the flowering part of a plant or arrangement of flowers on a stalk
Word Origin
- inflorescence (n.)
- 1760, from Modern Latin inflorescentia, from Late Latin inflorescentem (nominative inflorescens) "flowering," present participle of Latin inflorescere "to come to flower," from in- "in" (see in- (2)) + florescere "to begin to bloom" (see flourish).
Example
- 1. Branchlets and inflorescence rachis usually densely pubescent or pilose .
- 2. Cauline leaves and inflorescence branches erect .
- 3. Male inflorescence axis distinctly zigzagged ; basal lobes of leaf blade often distinctly angular .
- 4. Inflorescence rachis and pedicels sparsely appressed pubescent .
- 5. Inflorescence rachis and pedicels spreading pubescent .