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flower head

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flower head
n.
1. A dense, short, compact cluster of sessile flowers, as of composite plants or clover. Also called capitulum.
2. A very dense grouping of flower buds, as in broccoli and cauliflower.
flower head
n
(Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Botany) an inflorescence in which stalkless florets are crowded together at the tip of the stem
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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Noun1.flower head - a shortened compact cluster of flowers so arranged that the whole gives the effect of a single flower as in clover or members of the family Compositae
inflorescence - the flowering part of a plant or arrangement of flowers on a stalk
ray floret, ray flower - small flower with a flat strap-shaped corolla usually occupying the peripheral rings of a composite flower


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Though head rot is not as common as stalk rot, it can cause yield loss as infected flower heads disintegrate before harvest, or from discolored seeds, which may be rejected by confection seed processors.
Rot-resistant sunflowers by Burchett, Andrew / Farm Journal
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