flower cluster

American  

[flau-er kluhs-ter] / ˈflaʊ ər ˈklʌs tər /

noun

1. Botany. a group of flowers on a plant's stem, forming a branch or a system of branches; inflorescence.

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flower cluster Scientific  

1. See inflorescence

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Example Sentences

Some of the buds have, in addition to leaves, a tiny young flower cluster.

From Ontario Teachers' Manuals: Nature Study by Ontario. Ministry of Education

Spike: a lengthened flower cluster with stalkless flowers.

From Agriculture for Beginners Revised Edition by Burkett, Charles William

This process is kept up until nearly all of the flower cluster has been cut away, or until the sap ceases to flow.

From The Cocoanut With reference to its products and cultivation in the Philippines by Lyon, William S. (Scrugham)

The first real spraying of the apple orchard should be given just as the center bud of the flower cluster begins to show pink.

From Trees, Fruits and Flowers of Minnesota, 1916 Embracing the Transactions of the Minnesota State Horticultural Society,Volume 44, from December 1, 1915, to December 1, 1916, Including the Twelve Numbers of "The Minnesota Horticulturist" for 1916 by Latham, A. W.

From the upper surface of this grow a number of little flowers, while from the sides there sprang two rows of little green organs that enclose the flower cluster like a cup.

From Through a Microscope Something of the Science Together with many Curious Observations Indoor and Out and Directions for a Home-made Microscope. by Sargent, Frederick Leroy