flower head

noun

A compact cluster of florets having the appearance of a single flower (as in the daisy family).

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Meanings

nounflower head (plural flower heads)

plural flower heads · alternative flowerhead

  1. biologyA compact cluster of florets having the appearance of a single flower (as in the daisy family).

Translations

Finnish mykerö
  • mykeröcluster of florets
French capitule
  • capitulecluster of florets
German Korb, Blütenkorb
  • Korbcluster of florets
  • Blütenkorbcluster of florets
  • Blütenkörbchencluster of florets
  • Köpfchencluster of florets
  • Capitulumcluster of florets
Greek ανθοκεφαλή
  • ανθοκεφαλή (anthokefalí)cluster of florets
Irish bhláthcheann
  • bhláthcheanncluster of florets
Italian calatide, capolino
  • calatidecluster of florets
  • capolinocluster of florets
Latin capitulum, corbicula
  • capitulumcluster of florets
  • corbiculacluster of florets
  • calathidiumcluster of florets
  • anthodiumcluster of florets
Portuguese capítulo
  • capítulocluster of florets
Russian пы́льная голо́вка
  • пы́льная голо́вка (pýlʹnaja golóvka)cluster of florets
Spanish cabezuela, capítulo
  • cabezuelacluster of florets
  • capítulocluster of florets
Turkish kömeç
  • kömeçcluster of florets
Cite this entry
APA

flower head. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/flower%20head

MLA

“flower head.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/flower%20head. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “flower head,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/flower%20head.

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