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flower head

noun

, Botany.
  1. an inflorescence consisting of a dense cluster of small, stalkless flowers; capitulum.


flower head

noun

  1. an inflorescence in which stalkless florets are crowded together at the tip of the stem
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


flower head

  1. A short, dense, indeterminate inflorescence of sessile flowers, as of composite plants or clover.
  2. See more at composite family
  3. A very dense grouping of flower buds, as in broccoli and cauliflower.


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Word History and Origins

Origin of flower head1

First recorded in 1835–45
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Example Sentences

The stipules are ovate, larger, veined, and have long points; and each flower-head has a pair of trifoliate leaves at its base.

Capitulum or Flower-head of the Marigold, showing the involucre or whorl of overlapping bracts.

The flower-head has somewhat the appearance of a purple thistle, but the involucre is not prickly.

The same flower head, the same muddy puddle or patch of road, is selected.

The color of the blossom is darker than in red clover, and the flower-head is looser.

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