| NOUN | process | fructification | the bearing of fruit |
|---|---|---|---|
| plant | fructification | organs of fruiting (especially the reproductive parts of ferns and mosses) |
| Meaning | The bearing of fruit. | |
|---|---|---|
| Broader | growth, growing, maturation, development, ontogeny, ontogenesis | (biology) the process of an individual organism growing organically |
| Verbs | fructify | bear fruit |
| fructify | become productive or fruitful | |
| Meaning | organs of fruiting (especially the reproductive parts of ferns and mosses). | |
|---|---|---|
| Broader | reproductive structure | The parts of a plant involved in its reproduction |
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