How to Use inflorescence in a Sentence

inflorescence

noun

• This gives the whole flower head (inflorescence) a lighter and more airy feel.
  — Paul Cappiello, The Courier-Journal, 8 May 2020
• White cycad scale is one of these that seems to sneak into the plantings to quickly cover trunks, leaves and inflorescence of the sagos to cause their decline.
  — Tom MacCubbin, OrlandoSentinel.com, 3 June 2017
• What really sets off my allergies this time of year—the start of blockbuster season—is the inflorescence of cinephilia.
  — Jason Kehe, Wired, 21 Apr. 2020
• Roadside weeds like wild mustard and Queen Anne’s lace, tendrils of palm inflorescence and carnivorous cobra lilies have all found a place in her work.
  — New York Times, 18 Nov. 2020
• A: What appears to be a bromeliad flower is usually an inflorescence composed of many blooms.
  — Tom MacCubbin, OrlandoSentinel.com, 20 May 2017
• The 3-inch-long inflorescence is composed of rows of golden tepals from which emerge red styles that resemble butterfly antennae.
  — Earl Nickel, San Francisco Chronicle, 27 Oct. 2017
• Red-flowered ones with tall butterfly-attracting inflorescences can linger into winter and might be enjoyed a while longer if staked.
  — Tom MacCubbin, orlandosentinel.com, 23 Nov. 2019
• Many sagos are flowering, and your plant has produced a female inflorescence.
  — Tom MacCubbin, OrlandoSentinel.com, 9 June 2018
• Native to Sumatran rainforests, the endangered and unpredictable species produces the world's largest unbranched inflorescence.
  — Houston Chronicle, 26 Apr. 2018
• The inflorescence, or flower head, consists of a cluster of about 15 to 20 reddish-brown (meat-colored) flowers covered with fleshy projections called papillae that are said to resemble wriggling maggots.
  — Tom Mirenda, Smithsonian, 17 Apr. 2017
• The inflorescence reaches 12 to 18 inches long, bearing colorful flowers with white lavender petals and orange sepals.
  — Karen Dardick, sandiegouniontribune.com, 17 May 2018
• Male sagos produce a yellowish, upright, often several feet tall inflorescence that deteriorates and drops off the plant in a matter of months.
  — Tom MacCubbin, orlandosentinel.com, 28 Aug. 2021
• Also, that center actually contains hundreds of smaller flowers that combine to create a cluster called an inflorescence.
  — Claire Harmeyer, Better Homes & Gardens, 2 July 2020

Last Updated: 24 Jul 2024