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Flowerhead

A short, compact cluster of flowers, such as those found in the composites.

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    A short, compact cluster of flowers, such as those found in the composites.

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flower headnoun(botany) A compact cluster of florets having the appearance of a single flower (as in the daisy family).
inflorescencenoun(botany) A group or cluster of flowers arranged on a stem that is composed of a main branch or a system of branches.
floweretnounA floret, or small or component flower
floretnounA small flower, especially one of a cluster in a composite flower.
seedheadnounA part of certain plants that bears the seeds after flowering, as in the dandelion.
flowernounA colorful, conspicuous structure associated with angiosperms, frequently scented and attracting various insects, and which may or may not be used for sexual reproduction.
capitulumnoun(botany) A densely clustered inflorescence composed of a large number of individual florets arising from a platform-like base.
paperflowernounAlternative form of paper flower. [A plant, Bougainvillea glabra, and its flower head, so called for the papery bracts.]
flosculenoun(botany, obsolete) A floret.
calathidnoun(botany) The flower head of an asteraceous plant.
ballflowernounAlternative form of ball flower. [(architecture) An embellishment found on medieval buildings, consisting of a ball enclosed in the petals of a flower.]
leafbudnounAlternative form of leaf bud. [(botany) A bud which develops into a leaf or a leafy branch.]
glomerulenoun(botany) A head or dense cluster of flowers, formed by condensation of a cyme, as in the flowering dogwood.
flower bednounAlternative form of flowerbed. [A part of a garden or park where flowers are grown.]
conenounAnything in the general shape of a cone.
flowrenounObsolete spelling of flower. [A colorful, conspicuous structure associated with angiosperms, frequently scented and attracting various insects, and which may or may not be used for sexual reproduction.]
composite flowernounA particular family of such plants, the Asteraceae or Compositae (commonly referred to as the aster, daisy, composite, or sunflower family).
corymbnoun(botany) A cluster of flowers with a flat or convex top.
flower petalnounA modified leaf that surrounds the reproductive parts of flowers, often brightly colored or unusually shaped to attract pollinators.
floriagenoun(obsolete) bloom; blossom

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