inflorescence
in.flo.res.cence \.in-fl*-'res-*n(t)s\ \-*nt\ n [NL inflorescentia, fr. LL
inflorescent-, inflorescens, prp.]of inflorescere to begin to bloom, fr. L
in- + florescere to begin to bloom - more at FLORESCENCE 1a1: the mode of
development and arrangement of flowers on an axis 1a2: a floral axis with
its appendages; also : a flower cluster or sometimes a solitary flower 1b:
a cluster of reproductive organs on a moss usu. subtended by a bract 2:
the budding and unfolding of blossoms : FLOWERING - in.flo.res.cent aj