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agglomerate |
collected into a mass or cluster; heaped. [1/4 definitions] |
aggregate |
formed in a dense cluster or mass. [1/6 definitions] |
ament1 |
a dense, drooping cluster of scalelike flowers growing around a spike, found on trees such as poplars, birches, and willows; catkin. |
body clock |
(non-technical) a cluster of cells in the hypothalamus lobe of the brain that controls Circadian rhythm, esp. the regulation of such biological functions as eating and sleeping. [1/2 definitions] |
bract |
a leaflike part usu. located below a flower or flower cluster. |
bundle |
in biology, a cluster of muscle or nerve fibers. [1/6 definitions] |
catkin |
a dense, drooping cluster of small flowers growing in rows on a spike, as on a willow tree. |
constellate |
to gather in, or as if in, a constellation; cluster. |
corymb |
a flat-topped cluster of flowers in which the flower stalks grow upwards from various points of the main stem and become level with each other. |
cyme |
a flower cluster that blooms from the center to the edges, and whose main stem is always topped by a flower. |
devil's paintbrush |
a common perennial weed found in Europe and North America that bears a cluster of orange-red flowers atop a leafless stalk. |
fascicle |
a small bundle or cluster of fibers, such as stems, flowers, or leaves in plants, or nerve fibers in animals. [1/2 definitions] |
Gatling gun |
an early machine gun with a revolving cluster of barrels, each of which was automatically loaded and fired when the cluster was rotated. |
grapeshot |
formerly, a cluster of small iron balls shot from cannons. |
group |
a collection of people, things, or ideas that are in one place or are related by characteristics; cluster. [1/4 definitions] |
Hercules |
a summer constellation in the northern sky, located between Lyra and Boötes, and containing a large star cluster. [1/3 definitions] |
Hyades |
a cluster of more than two hundred stars in the constellation Taurus. [1/2 definitions] |
inflorescence |
a cluster of flowers or a single flower on a plant. [1/3 definitions] |
intercluster |
combined form of cluster. |
involucre |
a ring of small leaves or leaflike parts at the base of a flower or flower cluster of a composite plant. [1/2 definitions] |
moss |
a cluster or mass of such plants. [1/3 definitions] |
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