infructescence
/ˌɪnfrʌkˈtɛsəns/
noun
- The stage or process of a plant producing fruit; the fruiting period.
- The apple tree's infructescence began in late summer, covering the branches with ripe fruit.
- The warm weather sped up the infructescence of the tomato plants in the greenhouse.
- Gardeners track the infructescence of their crops to know the best time for harvesting.
- The cluster or arrangement of fruits on a plant, especially after flowering.
- The infructescence of the grapevine hung in heavy bunches ready for picking.
- Each infructescence on the sunflower held dozens of seeds tightly packed in the center.
- Botanists studied the infructescence of the pineapple to understand how its multiple fruits fuse together.