flower head


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

Origin of flower head

1
First recorded in 1835–45

Words Nearby flower head

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How to use flower head in a sentence

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

    Field and Woodland Plants | William S. Furneaux
  • Capitulum or Flower-head of the Marigold, showing the involucre or whorl of overlapping bracts.

    Field and Woodland Plants | William S. Furneaux
  • The flower-head has somewhat the appearance of a purple thistle, but the involucre is not prickly.

    Field and Woodland Plants | William S. Furneaux
  • The same flower head, the same muddy puddle or patch of road, is selected.

    Practical Taxidermy | Montagu Browne
  • The color of the blossom is darker than in red clover, and the flower-head is looser.

British Dictionary definitions for flower head

flower head

noun
  1. 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

  1. A short, dense, indeterminate inflorescence of sessile flowers, as of composite plants or clover. See more at composite family.

  2. A very dense grouping of flower buds, as in broccoli and cauliflower.

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