sphaerocephalus
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Also known as: sphaerocephala, sphaerocephalum
A floral arrangement epithet describing flowers gathered into a dense, ball-shaped head. This is the fully Latinised masculine ending, the form used when the genus is masculine rather than neuter. Appears as sphaerocephalus (masculine), sphaerocephala (feminine), or sphaerocephalum (neuter).
Example
“Echinops sphaerocephalus (great globe thistle) shows the character at its most literal, each flower head forming a near-perfect sphere.”