flower cluster

Petals gathered together

A flower cluster is a group of flowers growing together on a single stem or branch, arranged in patterns that botanists classify by shape—spikes, umbels, heads, panicles.

The term appears in gardening and botany when describing how blooms are organized: The hydrangea produces large, showy flower clusters.

Also called an inflorescence.

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umbel · panicle · raceme · head · spike · florets · petals · blossoms · Queen Anne's lace · garland · posy · nosegay · floral arrangement · arrangement · bunch · stems · pollen · nectar

Opposites
plant reproductive stage

flower clusterfoliage

Plant's leafy covering

seed pod · fruit cluster · root

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flower, cluster, flowers, flowered, flowering, flowery, clusters, clustered, clustering

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