What does "inflorescence" mean?

A group or cluster of flowers arranged on a stem that is composed of a main branch or a system of branches.

What is a synonym for "inflorescence"?

Common synonyms include: aboveground flower, anthesis, bloom time, blooms, blossom, blossoming.

Pronounced //ˌɪnfləˈɹɛsəns//.

/ˌɪnfləˈɹɛsəns/ noun

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Noun

1
A group or cluster of flowers arranged on a stem that is composed of a main branch or a system of branches. countable, uncountable
2
the flowering part of a plant or arrangement of flowers on a stalk wordnet
3
An instance of a plant beginning to flower. countable, uncountable
4
the time and process of budding and unfolding of blossoms wordnet

"The Puya Raimondi has a beautiful inflorescence."

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