fructification

noun

fruc·​ti·​fi·​ca·​tion ˌfrək-tə-fə-ˈkā-shən 

ˌfru̇k-

: the reproductive organs or fruit of a plant

especially : sporophore

Word History

Etymology

borrowed from New Latin frūctificātiōn-, frūctificātiō, going back to Late Latin, "act of producing fruit," from frūctificāre "to bear fruit" + Latin -tiōn-, -tiō, suffix of verbal action — more at fructify

Note: In English, an earlier sense was "act of producing fruit" (compare Middle English fructificacion "fruitfulness"), borrowed from Late Latin.

First Known Use

1753, in the meaning defined above