fructification

[ fruhk-tuh-fi-key-shuhn, frook-, frook- ]

noun

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

fructification

/ frŭk′tə-fĭ-kā′shən /

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

Word History and Origins

Origin of fructification¹

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

Example Sentences

“I look forward to contributing in whatever way I can to the fructification of your vision,” he wrote.

From Economist

Portions of the fructification may be preserved in small envelopes attached to the sheets.

From Project Gutenberg

Ferns, with fronds circinate in vernation, bearing the fructification on the under surface or beneath the margin.

From Project Gutenberg

A spore borne at the extremity of the cells of fructification in fungi.

From Project Gutenberg

The fructification appears in March and April, terminating in short unbranched stems.

From Project Gutenberg

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