fructification
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A spore borne at the extremity of the cells of fructification in fungi.
From Webster's Unabridged Dictionary by Noah Webster
Any sudden decrease of warmth would be very prejudicial to the progress of vegetation through the successive stages of foliation, inflorescence and fructification.
From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 13, Slice 7 "Horticulture" to "Hudson Bay" by Various
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
The first group, Ectocarpeæ, is composed of thread-like jointed plants, the fructification of which consists of external spores, sometimes formed by the swelling of a branchlet.
From Sea-Weeds, Shells and Fossils by Peter Gray
The fructification of Ferns is borne on the back or under side of the leaves.
From The Elements of Botany For Beginners and For Schools by Asa Gray
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