flower head
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noun Botany.
an inflorescence consisting of a dense cluster of small, stalkless flowers; capitulum.
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Origin of flower head
First recorded in 1835–45
Words nearby flower head
flowered, flowerer, floweret, flower fly, flower girl, flower head, flowering, flowering currant, flowering dogwood, flowering flax, flowering maple
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British Dictionary definitions for flower head
flower head
noun
an inflorescence in which stalkless florets are crowded together at the tip of the stem
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Scientific definitions for flower head
flower head
A short, dense, indeterminate inflorescence of sessile flowers, as of composite plants or clover. See more at composite family.
A very dense grouping of flower buds, as in broccoli and cauliflower.
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