inflorescence

Meaning

1. Flower cluster; a group or cluster of flowers arranged on a stem that is composed of a main branch or a complicated arrangement of branches.
2. An instance of a plant beginning to flower.

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˌɪnfləˈɹɛsəns/

Etymology

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

Sentences

It is stemless , producing leaves and inflorescence at ground level from a taproot .