inflorescence

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What many people mistake for a single enormous flower is actually an inflorescence — a structure made up of hundreds of tiny flowers at the base.

From Los Angeles Times • Jul. 21, 2025

A true titan with the largest inflorescence on Earth it radiates an intoxicating perfume that has been described as a blend of dead fish, rotting cabbage and garlic.

From Salon • May 27, 2025

Its big pink inflorescence can last half a year.

From Seattle Times • Nov. 22, 2023

Phelps was thoroughly scientific about education — her botany text explains inflorescence, the classification of trillium, and the theory of metamorphoses of the organs of plants — but nature also inspired her.

From Washington Post • Dec. 21, 2021

Allium.—Hardy bulbs of the garlic family, some species of which are ornamental; the inflorescence is umbellate.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 13, Slice 7 "Horticulture" to "Hudson Bay" by Various