Synonyms for inflorescence
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Noun
1. Anthesis
anthesis, flowering, blossom, blossoming, efflorescence, florescence
Other
Definitions
- n. 1
A group or cluster of flowers arranged on a stem that is composed of a main branch or a system of branches.
Forms
- Plural
- inflorescences → antheses, flowerings, blossoms, blossomings…
Example sentences
- blossom The city of Mito was crowded with blossom viewers.
- flowering There's a carpet of bluebells flowering in the wood.
- blossoming At this moment, all the fruit trees are blossoming.
Popularity over time
| Word | 1850 → 2019 | Trend |
|---|---|---|
| inflorescence | falling | |
| blossom | rising | |
| flowering | falling | |
| blossoming | rising | |
| anthesis | falling |
Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.
By length
- 7 letters
- blossom2
- 8 letters
- anthesis
- 9 letters
- flowering3
- 10 letters
- blossoming3
- 11 letters
- florescence
- 13 letters
- efflorescence
The small number after each word is its number of syllables (blossom2 = 2 syllables).