fructification
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The same functions of storage in advance of fructification are also exercised by the stromata so common in Ascomycetes.
From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 11, Slice 3 "Frost" to "Fyzabad" by Various
The ascigerous fructification of lichens, forming masses of various shapes.
From Webster's Unabridged Dictionary by Noah Webster
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
The cup, or shield-shaped spot, or knob, which bears the fructification is named the Apothecium.
From The Elements of Botany For Beginners and For Schools by Asa Gray