Inflorescence

/ˌɪnfləˈɹɛsəns/

Synonyms for "inflorescence" (32 found)

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Closest matches (7)

Adjective(1 words)
aboveground flower
Noun(5 words)

Strong matches (9)

Related words (16)

Noun(16 words)
flowerflower clusterflower headflower in springflower profuselyfloweringflowering clusterflowering periodgladioliproteascabiousspikesspraystasseltasselsumbel

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7 entries
catkinearly bloomfull bloomlate bloompanicleracemeumbel

Collocations

6 entries
axillary inflorescencecompound inflorescencedense inflorescenceflower clustersimple inflorescenceterminal inflorescence

Inflections

1 entries

Derivations

1 entries

Sample sentences

3 total sentences available.

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The Puya Raimondi has a beautiful inflorescence.

Source: tatoeba (3590614)

White vervain is sometimes confused with nettles, but its inflorescence is completely dissimilar.

Source: tatoeba (8900875)

While the individual flowers are destitute of a perigone, the whole inflorescence (cluster of flowers) is surrounded by a large leaf (spathe), which sometimes is brilliantly colored, this serving to attract insects.

Source: tatoeba (12231677)

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