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noun
A compact cluster of florets having the appearance of a single flower (as in the daisy family).
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Topics: biology, botany, natural-sciences
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noun
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
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Broader terms: inflorescence
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