capitulum

Noun
  1. A dense cluster of flowers or foliage (synset 113154545)
    "a head of cauliflower"; "a head of lettuce"
    is a type of: plant organ - a functional and structural unit of a plant or fungus
    same as: head
  2. Fruiting spike of a cereal plant especially corn (synset 113154372)
    is a type of: fruit - the ripened reproductive body of a seed plant
    subtypes: mealie - an ear of corn
    is a part of: corn, indian corn, maize, zea mays - tall annual cereal grass bearing kernels on large ears: widely cultivated in America in many varieties; the principal cereal in Mexico and Central and South America since pre-Columbian times
    same as: ear, spike
  3. An arrangement of leafy branches forming the top or head of a tree (synset 113148915)
    is a type of: crown, treetop - the upper branches and leaves of a tree or other plant

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