fructification

[ fruhk-tuh-fi-key-shuh n, froo k-, frook- ]
/ ˌfrʌk tə fɪˈkeɪ ʃən, ˌfrʊk-, ˌfruk- /
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noun

act of fructifying; the fruiting of a plant, fungus, etc.
the fruit itself.
the organs of fruiting; fruiting body.

Origin of fructification

1605–15; < Late Latin frūctificātion- (stem of frūctificātiō) a bearing of fruit, equivalent to Latin frūctificāt(us) (past participle of frūctificāre; see fructify) + -iōn- -ion

Words nearby fructification

fructan, fructed, fructi-, fructidor, fructiferous, fructification, fructificative, fructifier, fructify, fructo-, fructofuranose

Words related to fructification

manufacture, management, construction, manufacturing, bearing, generation, creation, rendering, assembly, giving, presentation, direction, return, protraction, origination, provision, fabrication, prolongation, elongation, yielding

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British Dictionary definitions for fructification

fructification
/ (ˌfrʌktɪfɪˈkeɪʃən, ˌfrʊk-) /

noun

the act or state of fructifying
the fruit of a seed-bearing plant
any spore-bearing structure in ferns, mosses, fungi, etc

Scientific definitions for fructification

fructification
[ frŭk′tə-fĭ-kā′shən ]

The producing of fruit by an angiosperm.
A seed-bearing or spore-bearing structure.