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Inflorescence vs Infructescence - What's the difference?

inflorescence | infructescence |

In botany terms the difference between inflorescence and infructescence

is that inflorescence is flower cluster while infructescence is the fruiting stage of an inflorescence; a group of fruit arranged on a stem in a characteristic pattern.

inflorescence

English

(wikipedia inflorescence)

Noun

(en noun)
  • (botany) Flower cluster.
  • A beginning to flower.

    • infructescence

    English

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • (botany) The fruiting stage of an inflorescence; a group of fruit arranged on a stem in a characteristic pattern