"fructification" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: fructifications [plural]
Rhymes: -eɪʃən Etymology: fructi- + -fication Etymology templates: {{af|en|fructi-|-fication}} fructi- + -fication Head templates: {{en-noun|~}} fructification (countable and uncountable, plural fructifications)
  1. (botany) The act of forming or producing fruit; the act of fructifying, or rendering productive of fruit; fecundation. Tags: countable, uncountable Categories (topical): Botany
    Sense id: en-fructification-en-noun-Ca55PEN1 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms prefixed with fructi-, English terms suffixed with -fication Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 57 43 Disambiguation of English terms prefixed with fructi-: 56 44 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -fication: 65 35 Topics: biology, botany, natural-sciences
  2. (botany) The collective organs by which a plant produces its fruit, or seeds, or reproductive spores. Tags: countable, uncountable Categories (topical): Botany
    Sense id: en-fructification-en-noun-zpJMZSWr Topics: biology, botany, natural-sciences

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