Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun An infructescence consisting of dry fruits, especially capsules.
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Examples
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The seed takes several weeks to ripen, during which time you should cover the seedhead with cheesecloth or prevent birds and squirrels from helping themselves.
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And the seedhead is certainly stellar and cheerful because of it.
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There are those plants that more than deserve the space they take up in the beds lining the meandering paths, like the daylilies, Hemerocallis, skeletal seedhead above.
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The seedhead of a prarie grass stands tall in the bright, but waning sunlight of late October.
31 « October « 2008 « The Life and Times of Organic Mama 2008
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The seedhead of a prarie grass stands tall in the bright, but waning sunlight of late October.
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The seedhead of a prarie grass stands tall in the bright, but waning sunlight of late October.
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This the tiniest tip of last year's seedhead of grass.
grouse Diary Entry grouse 2006
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Squeezeweasel from Gastronomy Domine is off to Prague next weekend, but this weekend she managed to get out and photograph some wild violets in bloom in England in November! and also the seedhead of a wild carrot.
Herbs and Plants Around the World Weekend Herb Blogging #8 Kalyn Denny 2005
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Indeed, the strong brew seemed to have gone straight to the tips of his hair, for it bushed out from his scalp like a dandelion seedhead.
The Falcons of Montabard Chadwick, Elizabeth 2004
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Even the number of rows of grains on the seedhead (spike) can be unique.
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