flower cluster

/ˌflaʊər ˌklʌstər/
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Other forms: flower clusters

Definitions of flower cluster
  1. noun
    an inflorescence consisting of a cluster of flowers
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    types:
    raceme
    usually elongate cluster of flowers along the main stem in which the flowers at the base open first
    thyrse, thyrsus
    a dense flower cluster (as of the lilac or horse chestnut) in which the main axis is racemose and the branches are cymose
    panicle
    compound raceme or branched cluster of flowers
    type of:
    inflorescence
    the flowering part of a plant or arrangement of flowers on a stalk
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