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fructification

9.9

The making of fruit or seeds by a plant

noun
/ˌfrʌktɪfɪˈkeɪʃən/

Specialized

: fructificación

The apple trees reached fructification late in the summer, producing an abundant harvest.

Examples

During fructification, the flowers transform into fruits.
Proper irrigation may enhance the rate of fructification in commercial orchards.
Many plants require specific conditions for successful fructification.
The fructification of the apple tree occurs in the spring.
Proper irrigation can significantly improve the fructification of the peach trees in the orchard.
In tropical climates, suitable sunlight and moisture are vital for the fructification of various plants.
The gardener observed that timely pruning enhanced the fructification of the berry bushes.

Synonyms

fruition

vsfructification

1 6.5

The time when a plant produces fruit

is the action of bearing fruit rather than the time period

fruitage

vsfructification

1 9.7

The amount of fruit a plant or tree produces

emphasizes the action of bearing fruit rather than the final yield

Antonyms

sterility

3 7.0

Not able to have children

How Fruitful

harvest

166 1.0

fructification

Specialized

9.9

to set

Specialized

14 4.9

flowering

15 2.0

Surface Forms

fructification singular

fructifications plural

Morphology

fructification = fructify (semi-transparent) = fruct + ify + ation

Formally built from the verb 'fructify' + '-ation', but 'fruct-' is orthographically different from the common word 'fruit' and 'fructify' is rare, so learners may not readily recognise the base.

Etymology

Fructification comes from the Latin root fruct meaning 'fruit' and the ending -ification meaning 'making' or 'process'. So, like the English word fruit, fructification literally means the 'making or bearing of fruit', which is why it refers to the process of plants producing fruit.