Blütenkorb

German
Blütenkorb
Blütenkorb

Etymology

Blüte +‎ -n- +‎ Korb

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈblyːtənˌkɔʁp/

Noun

Blütenkorb m (strong, genitive Blütenkorbes or Blütenkorbs, plural Blütenkörbe, diminutive Blütenkörbchen n)

  1. (botany) flower head, anthodium (The inflorescence of a compound flower in which many florets are gathered into an involucrate head.)
    Synonyms: Korb, Blütenkörbchen

Declension
Declension of Blütenkorb [masculine, strong]
singular plural
indef. def. noun def. noun
nominative ein der Blütenkorb die Blütenkörbe
genitive eines des Blütenkorbes, Blütenkorbs der Blütenkörbe
dative einem dem Blütenkorb, Blütenkorbe1 den Blütenkörben
accusative einen den Blütenkorb die Blütenkörbe

1Now rare, see notes.

Hypernyms
  • Scheinblüte (“pseudanthium”)
  • Blütenstand (“inflorescence”)

Meronyms

Coordinate terms

Further reading
  • “Blütenkorb” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
  • “Blütenkorb” in Uni Leipzig: Wortschatz-Lexikon
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