- seed head
- noun a flower head in seed.
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seed head
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seed head — /ˈsid hɛd/ (say seed hed) noun Botany a structure which contains the seeds of a plant …
seed head — n. a flowerhead in seed … Useful english dictionary
Seed of Chucky — Theatrical release poster Directed by Don Mancini Produced by … Wikipedia
seed — {{Roman}}I.{{/Roman}} noun 1 from which a plant grows ADJECTIVE ▪ grass, mustard, poppy, sesame, etc. ▪ bird (usually birdseed) ▪ … Collocations dictionary
seed beetle — any of several beetles of the family Bruchidae that infest the seeds of legumes. Also called seed weevil. * * * ▪ insect any of some 900 species of beetles (insect order Coleoptera) whose larvae live in and feed on dried seeds. Seed beetles … Universalium
head smut — Plant Pathol. a disease of cereals and other grasses, characterized by a dark brown, powdery mass of spores replacing the affected seed heads, caused by any of several smut fungi of the genera Sorosporium, Sphacelotheca, and Ustilago. * * * … Universalium
head blight — noun a blight afflicting the seed heads or inflorescences of cereal crops … Wiktionary
head — The portion of a plant which contains the seed (as in grain or grass) … Combined glossary of agriculture
head smut — noun smut fungus attacking heads of corn or sorghum and causing a covered smut • Syn: ↑Sphacelotheca reiliana • Hypernyms: ↑smut, ↑smut fungus • Member Holonyms: ↑Sphacelotheca, ↑genus Sphacelotheca * * * … Useful english dictionary
seed-corn maggot — noun : a small yellowish grub with a pointed head that is the larva of a grayish brown two winged fly (Hylemya platura), is native to Europe but now widely distributed in No. America, and is typically a destructive borer in seeds and seedlings… … Useful english dictionary
