Frŭc'ti-fi-cā'tion, n.
n. [Lat. fructificatio, Fr. fructification, Sp. fructificacion, It. fruttificazione.]
Sense 1. The act of forming or producing fruit; the act of fructifying, or rendering productive of fruit; fecundation. “The prevalent fructification of plants.” Browne.
Sense 2. (Bot.) (a.) All those parts of a plant, taken collectively, which compose the flower and fruit. (b.) The process by which these parts develop so as to produce the fruit.