inflorescence
Example Sentences
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What many people mistake for a single enormous flower is actually an inflorescence — a structure made up of hundreds of tiny flowers at the base.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 21, 2025
A true titan with the largest inflorescence on Earth it radiates an intoxicating perfume that has been described as a blend of dead fish, rotting cabbage and garlic.
From Salon ● May 27, 2025
Its big pink inflorescence can last half a year.
From Seattle Times ● Nov. 22, 2023
Phelps was thoroughly scientific about education — her botany text explains inflorescence, the classification of trillium, and the theory of metamorphoses of the organs of plants — but nature also inspired her.
From Washington Post ● Dec. 21, 2021
The arrangement of flowers in a cluster; the science of the relative position of flowers; inflorescence.
From Webster's Unabridged Dictionary by Webster, Noah
