also: かほ
noun
Botanical term for an inflorescence with sessile flowers along an unbranched axis.
エノコログサの花穂は、ふさふさとした形をしている。
The spike of the foxtail grass has a fluffy shape.
Irregular reading marked as 'irregular kana usage'; rarely used.
Compound of 花 (flower) and 穂 (ear of grain, head of a plant).