The brightest star in the Aquarius constellation is a rare yellow supergiant known as beta Aquarii, also known as Sadalsuud. It is 600 light-years away and has a magnitude of 2.9, which is low.Alpha Aquarii, or Sadalmelik, is a giant star located 760 light-years from Earth and has a magnitude of 2.95.s is the case with all of the Zodiac constellations, Aquarius was recorded in the second century by the Greek astronomer Ptolemy. Its name means cup bearer or water bearer in Latin.
Definition of INFLORESCENCE. 1. a: the mode of development and arrangement of flowers on an axis b: a floral axis with its appendages; also: a flower cluster. 2.: the budding and unfolding of blossoms: flowering.See inflorescence defined for kids. ADVERTISEMENT.. a: the mode of development and arrangement of flowers on an axis b: a floral axis with its appendages; also: a flower cluster. 2. : the budding and unfolding of blossoms: flowering. See inflorescence defined for kids.
Diagrammatic representations of a few inflorescence types. Digital scan from MIOS Journal 3(7): 5, issue of July, 2002. As a practical point, the term inflorescence does not just refer to the specific arrangement, but the term inflorescence is used when one speaks of that portion of the plant directly and only having to do with displaying flowers. Five different types of inflorescences are illustrated below (Fig. 1). It is correct to refer to each simply as an inflorescence, but just referring to it as such, tells nothing about what type of an inflorescence it is.