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infructescence

noun · 3 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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1

noun

Meaning 1

The fruiting stage of an inflorescence.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Topics: biology, botany, natural-sciences

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2

noun

Meaning 2

A group of fruits arranged on a stem in a characteristic pattern.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Topics: biology, botany, natural-sciences

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3

noun

Meaning 3

the fruiting stage of the inflorescence

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

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Broader terms: growth, growing, maturation, development, ontogeny, ontogenesis

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Across languages

Translations

22 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Breton: frouezhadur — fruiting stage
  • Catalan: infructescència — fruiting stage
  • Catalan: fructificació — fruiting stage
  • Czech: plodenství — fruiting stage
  • Finnish: hedelmistö — fruiting stage
  • French: fructification — fruiting stage
  • German: Fruchtperiode — fruiting stage
  • German: Befruchtung — fruiting stage
  • Italian: fruttificazione — fruiting stage
  • Polish: owocostan — fruiting stage
  • Spanish: fructificación — fruiting stage
  • Welsh: ffrwythloniad — fruiting stage
  • Catalan: infructescència — group of fruit
  • Czech: plodenství — group of fruit
  • Finnish: hedelmistö — group of fruit
  • French: infrutescence — group of fruit
  • German: Fruchtstand — group of fruit
  • Italian: infruttescenza — group of fruit
  • Polish: owocostan — group of fruit
  • Portuguese: infrutescência — group of fruit
  • Romanian: infructescență — group of fruit
  • Spanish: infrutescencia — group of fruit