inflorescence
/ˌɪnfləˈɹɛsəns/
inflorescence noun: a group or cluster of flowers arranged on a stem that is composed of a main branch or a system of branches.
Noun
inflorescence (countable and uncountable, plural inflorescences)
- A group or cluster of flowers arranged on a stem that is composed of a main branch or a system of branches.
- Synonyms:
- flower cluster
- An instance of a plant beginning to flower.
inflorescence meaning in Hindi, Tamil, Marathi and Urdu
inflorescence in Hindi
- flower cluster
- पुष्पण puṣpaṇ
inflorescence in Tamil
- பூங்கொத்து, மஞ்சரி, பூத்திரள், பூந்தார்
inflorescence in Marathi
- flower cluster
- पुष्पविन्यास puṣpavinyās, पुष्परचना puṣparacnā, पुष्पगुच्छ puṣpaguccha, पुष्पसंघ puṣpasaṅgha, मंजिरी mañjirī, पुष्पव्यवस्था puṣpavyavasthā
inflorescence in Urdu
- flower cluster
- پھولداری
More languagesFewer languages
- inflorescence in Telugu
- పుష్పవిన్యాసము puṣpavinyāsamu
- inflorescence in Indonesian
- bunga majemuk
- inflorescence in Vietnamese
- sự nở hoa
Examples of inflorescence in a sentence
- The chestnut has an amentaceous inflorescence.
- Such are, for example, the catkinlike inflorescences of Betulaceae, which are so similar to aments of Salix.
- The umbellate inflorescence, fruit type, and parsleylike leaves make Apiaceae easy to recognize.
Synonyms of inflorescence
Forms of inflorescence
| plural | inflorescences |
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Origin of inflorescence
From Latin inflōrēscentia, from inflōrēscō (“to begin to flower”), inchoative verb of flōreō (“to flower”).
Questions about inflorescence
- What does inflorescence mean?
- Inflorescence means a group or cluster of flowers arranged on a stem that is composed of a main branch or a system of branches.
- What is inflorescence in Hindi?
- Inflorescence in Hindi is पुष्पण (puṣpaṇ). See Inflorescence meaning in Hindi.
- What part of speech is inflorescence?
- Inflorescence is a noun.
- How do you pronounce inflorescence?
- Inflorescence is pronounced /ˌɪnfləˈɹɛsəns/.
- What is the plural of inflorescence?
- The plural of inflorescence is inflorescences.
Words near inflorescence in the dictionary
Source and license
Adapted from Wiktionary: inflorescence (page history and authors); inflorescence (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors); పుష్పవిన్యాసము (Telugu) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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