Noun
A flowering; the putting forth and unfolding of blossoms.
The mode of flowering, or the general arrangement and disposition of the flowers with reference to the axis, and to each other.
An axis on which all the flower buds.
Source: Webster's dictionaryAfter 12 to 20 months, the stem grows into a spike-like inflorescence up to convert long with over 100 spirally arranged, trimerous flowers, each subtended by a bract. Source: Internet
A. titanum has the largest unbranched inflorescence, while the talipot palm ( Corypha umbraculifera ) forms the largest branched inflorescence, containing thousands of flowers; the talipot is monocarpic, meaning the individual plants die after flowering. Source: Internet
A stem develops which grows up inside the pseudostem, carrying the immature inflorescence until eventually it emerges at the top.sfn Each pseudostem normally produces a single inflorescence, also known as the "banana heart". Source: Internet
Asteraceans are generally easy to distinguish from other plants, mainly because of their characteristic inflorescence and other shared characteristics. Source: Internet
Banana 'tree' showing fruit and inflorescence. Source: Internet
Despite the large number of flowers per inflorescence, only a few of them ever develop fruit, and in some species a flower spike will set no fruit at all. Source: Internet