Fructification (Noun)
Meaning 1
Organs of fruiting (especially the reproductive parts of ferns and mosses).
Classification
Nouns denoting plants.
Examples
- The process of fructification in ferns involves the development of spores on the underside of the fronds.
- In mosses, fructification occurs when the sporophyte produces a capsule that contains spores.
- The fructification of the plant was observed to occur in the spring, when the weather was warm and humid.
- The botanist studied the fructification of various species of ferns to understand their reproductive cycles.
- The fructification of the moss was a critical stage in its life cycle, as it allowed the plant to produce spores and disperse them.
Meaning 2
The bearing of fruit.
Classification
Nouns denoting natural processes.