Thesaurus / inflorescence
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The fruit commonly has the general shape of the female inflorescence, but as it matures it increases greatly in size.
PHILIPPINE MATSHUGO H. MILLER
A broad and flattish inflorescence, the central flowers of which bloom first.
MICHIGAN TREESCHARLES HERBERT OTIS
The front side of a flower, remote from the axis of inflorescence.
MICHIGAN TREESCHARLES HERBERT OTIS
A simple inflorescence of flowers on pedicels which radiate from the same point.
MICHIGAN TREESCHARLES HERBERT OTIS
The back side of a flower, next to the axis of inflorescence.
MICHIGAN TREESCHARLES HERBERT OTIS
They differ more or less as to capsules, seeds, inflorescence, etc.
ORIGIN OF CULTIVATED PLANTSALPHONSE DE CANDOLLE
The foliage sheds itself to make room for the profuse inflorescence, so that the tree has veritably the appearance of a fire.
AUSTRALIAN PICTURESHOWARD WILLOUGHBY
Shooting up behind and among it is a tall, salmon-coloured Gladiolus, a telling contrast both in form and manner of inflorescence.
WOOD AND GARDENGERTRUDE JEKYLL
A more or less modified leaf subtending a flower or belonging to an inflorescence.
MICHIGAN TREESCHARLES HERBERT OTIS
A simple inflorescence of flowers on pedicels of equal length arranged on a common, elongated axis (rachis).
MICHIGAN TREESCHARLES HERBERT OTIS
WORDS RELATED TO INFLORESCENCE
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