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inflorescence

inf·lo·res·cence

UK/ˌɪnfləˈɹɛsəns/ US/ˌɪnflɔːˈɹɛsəns/ uncommon

noun

2.

the flowering part of a plant or arrangement of flowers on a stalk

Origin

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

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