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

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.

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 Lyon, William S. (Scrugham)

Spike: a lengthened flower cluster with stalkless flowers.

From Agriculture for Beginners Revised Edition by Burkett, Charles William

In spring the scales fall and a cone-like flower cluster rises.

From Trees Worth Knowing by Rogers, Julia Ellen