inflorescence
A group or cluster of flowers arranged on a stem that is composed of a main branch or a system of branches.
Other meanings
An instance of a plant beginning to flower.
A kind of
- flower
Kinds of inflorescence
- flower head
- catkin
- flower cluster
- spike
Word history
From Latin "inflōrēscentia".
Where this comes from
This definition is adapted from “inflorescence” on Wiktionary, by its contributors; related-word lists use Open English WordNet (CC BY 4.0, based on Princeton WordNet), published under CC BY-SA 4.0. This page is published under the same licence.