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compound flower
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noun
the flower head of a composite plant.
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Origin of compound flower
First recorded in 1770–80
Words nearby compound flower
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British Dictionary definitions for compound flower
compound flower
noun
a flower head made up of many small flowers appearing as a single bloom, as in the daisy
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