# inflorescence

> English word · Noun · IPA /ˌɪnfləˈɹɛsəns/ · frequency rank #47,119

## Definitions
1. A group or cluster of flowers arranged on a stem that is composed of a main branch or a system of branches.
2. An instance of a plant beginning to flower.

## Etymology
From Latin inflōrēscentia, from inflōrēscō (“I begin to flower”), inchoative verb of flōreō (“I flower”).

## Common misspellings (21)
`ifnlorescence`, `infflorescence`, `infllorescence`, `infloerscence`, `inflorecsence`, `inflorescance`, `infloresccence`, `inflorescecne`, `inflorescencce`, `inflorescenec`, `inflorescennce`, `inflorescnece`, `infloresecnce`, `infloresscence`, `inflorrescence`, `inflorsecence`, `inflroescence`, `infolrescence`, `inlforescence`, `innflorescence`, `niflorescence`

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/inflorescence