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fructification

Definition of fructification

noun

[mass noun]
  • the process of fructifying.
  • [count noun] Botany a spore-bearing or fruiting structure, especially in a fungus.

Origin:

late 15th century: from late Latin fructificatio(n-), from Latin fructificare 'fructify', from fructus 'fruit'

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