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Fructification
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What's The Definition Of Fructification?
[n] organs of fruiting (especially the reproductive parts of ferns and mosses)
[n] the bearing of fruit Synonyms | Synonyms for Fructification: Related Terms | Find terms related to Fructification: See Also | development | growing | growth | maturation | ontogenesis | ontogeny | reproductive structure Fructification In Webster's Dictionary \Fruc`ti*fi*ca"tion\, n. [L. fructificatio: cf.
F. fructification.]
1. The act of forming or producing fruit; the act of
fructifying, or rendering productive of fruit;
fecundation.
The prevalent fructification of plants. --Sir T.
Brown.
2. (Bot.)
(a) The collective organs by which a plant produces its
fruit, or seeds, or reproductive spores.
(b) The process of producing fruit, or seeds, or spores.
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