flower head

noun Botany.

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

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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Example sentences from the Web for flower head

The ray-florets curve inwards and “close” the flower-head in dull weather and towards evening.
Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 7, Slice 9|Various
The color of the blossom is darker than in red clover, and the flower-head is looser.
Cornell Nature-Study Leaflets|Various
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
Capitulum or Flower-head of the Marigold, showing the involucre or whorl of overlapping bracts.
Field and Woodland Plants|William S. Furneaux

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

British Dictionary definitions for flower head

flower head

noun

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

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.

单词	flower head
释义	flower head noun Botany. an inflorescence consisting of a dense cluster of small, stalkless flowers; capitulum. 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 Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for flower head The ray-florets curve inwards and “close” the flower-head in dull weather and towards evening. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 7, Slice 9\|Various The color of the blossom is darker than in red clover, and the flower-head is looser. Cornell Nature-Study Leaflets\|Various 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 Capitulum or Flower-head of the Marigold, showing the involucre or whorl of overlapping bracts. Field and Woodland Plants\|William S. Furneaux 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 British Dictionary definitions for flower head flower head noun 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 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. The American Heritage® Science Dictionary Copyright © 2011. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.
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