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seedhead

seedhead noun: a part of certain plants that bears the seeds after flowering, as in the dandelion.

seedhead: a part of certain plants that bears the seeds after flowering, as in the dandelion
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Noun

seedhead (plural seedheads)

  1. A part of certain plants that bears the seeds after flowering, as in the dandelion.
    • Macropodids may take small berries or seedheads entirely into the mouth, grip the stalk, and pluck off the seedhead against the upper or lower incisors.1994 June, Australian Mammal Society, volume 17, page 61

Forms of seedhead

pluralseedheads

Origin of seedhead

From seed + head.

Questions about seedhead

What does seedhead mean?
Seedhead means a part of certain plants that bears the seeds after flowering, as in the dandelion.
What part of speech is seedhead?
Seedhead is a noun.
What is the plural of seedhead?
The plural of seedhead is seedheads.

Words near seedhead in the dictionary

  1. seedest
  2. seedeth
  3. seedfall
  4. Seedfield
  5. seedful
  6. seedhead
  7. seedheads
  8. seedhouse
  9. seedhouses
  10. seedie
  11. seedier

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