English

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the seedhead of Clematis texensis

Etymology

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From seedhead.

Noun

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seedhead (plural seedheads)

  1. A part of certain plants that bears the seeds after flowering, as in the dandelion.
    • 1994 June, Australian Mammal Society, volume 17, page 61:
      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.