flower head
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noun Botany.
an inflorescence consisting of a dense cluster of small, stalkless flowers; capitulum.
Origin of flower head
First recorded in 1835–45
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The color of the blossom is darker than in red clover, and the flower-head is looser.
When the flower-head is turned toward you, as in the first sketch, its shape is quite like a circle.
Text Books of Art Education, Book IV (of 7)Hugo B. Froehlich
Do you notice that the flower-head does not show each blossom, separate and distinct?
Text Books of Art Education, Book IV (of 7)Hugo B. Froehlich
The ray-florets curve inwards and “close” the flower-head in dull weather and towards evening.
Capitulum or Flower-head of the Marigold, showing the involucre or whorl of overlapping bracts.
Field and Woodland PlantsWilliam S. Furneaux
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