inflorescence

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Instead, cauliflower inflorescences generate replicas of themselves in a spiral, creating clusters of curds like plant-based cottage cheese.

From New York Times

“In theory, the larger the inflorescence, the more pungent the odor will be,” he explained.

From Los Angeles Times

It is low-growing, fine-textured and with hints of purple in its inflorescences.

From Washington Post

For an area struggling to recover from fire damage even as other parts of California are swept by a phenomenal super bloom, these inflorescences are a rare, and literal, bright spot.

From The Guardian

In one bed at Green Spring, you can see the dark, faded inflorescence of Yucca x gloriosa Variegata while the foliage below is fully awake.

From Washington Post