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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.


flower cluster Scientific  

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Leaves: Large, rounded or lobed, toothed, rusty-hairy underneath, especially when young, each leathery leaf opposite a tendril or a flower cluster.

From Wild Flowers An Aid to Knowledge of Our Wild Flowers and Their Insect Visitors by Neltje Blanchan

Spike: a lengthened flower cluster with stalkless flowers.

From Agriculture for Beginners Revised Edition by Charles William Burkett

The whole flower cluster is now gently pulled forward until it arches downward.

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

A good way to get the bright scarlet of the flower cluster is to paint it in with a yellow wash; then drop in red.

From Text Books of Art Education, Book IV (of 7) by Hugo B. Froehlich

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 William S. (Scrugham) Lyon

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