fructification
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The ascigerous fructification of lichens, forming masses of various shapes.
From Webster's Unabridged Dictionary by Noah Webster
Cryptogamia, krip-to-gā′mi-a, n. the class of flowerless plants, or those which have their fructification concealed.—n.
From Chambers's Twentieth Century Dictionary (part 1 of 4: A-D) by Various
Verlaine, however, was not of Alsatian extraction but belonged to Lorraine, close enough to Germany to bear in his blood the secret fructification of the German Lied.
From Paul Verlaine by Stefan Zweig
Upper end of a Rockweed, Fucus vesiculosus, reduced half or more, b, the fructification.
From The Elements of Botany For Beginners and For Schools by Asa Gray
In its perfect state this germinates and produces the Claviceps fructification.
From The New Gresham Encyclopedia Volume 4, Part 2: Ebert to Estremadura by Various
