inflorescence
5 synonyms for inflorescence, grouped by meaning and by how common each one is.
Noun — (botany) A cluster of flowers growing together on a single stem.
Synonyms
Less common
Still standard English, but they carry more weight.
Rare, literary or technical
Precise, but they will stand out — check the sense before using one.
Etymology
From Latin inflōrēscentia, from inflōrēscō (“to begin to flower”), an inchoative verb of flōreō (“to flower”).
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