inflorescence
term used in botany to describe a cluster of flowers
capitulum
a dense cluster of flowers or foliage. a racemose inflorescence in the form of a disc of sessile flowers, the youngest at the centre. It occurs in the daisy and related plants. Commonly called a head.
raceme
unbranched, indeterminate type of inflorescence bearing pedicellate flowers along its axis
capitulum
type of inflorescence
Spadix
a racemose inflorescence having many small sessile flowers borne on a fleshy stem, the whole usually being surrounded by a spathe: typical of aroid plants
corymb
an inflorescence in the form of a flat-topped flower cluster with the oldest flowers at the periphery. This type of raceme occurs in the candytuft
monochasium
a cymose inflorescence in which each branch gives rise to one other branch only, as in the forget-me-not and buttercup
helicoid cyme
inflorescence
cyathium
a form of inflorescence of the type found on the poinsettia
cyathium
a form of inflorescence of the type found on the poinsettia
syconium
type of fruit produced by plants of the genus Ficus
spike
unbranched, indeterminate inflorescence, similar to a raceme, but bearing sessile flowers (sessile flowers are attached directly, without stalks)