clustering

Synonyms:

bunch, clump, cluster

Examples:

Northern Cross

a cluster of 5 bright stars forming a cross in the constellation Cygnus

Omega Centauri

a global cluster in the constellation Centaurus

Pleiades

a star cluster in the constellation Taurus

Types:

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knot

a tight cluster of people or things

swad

a bunch

tuft, tussock

a bunch of hair or feathers or growing grass

wisp

a small tuft or lock

hexenbesen, staghead, witch broom, witches' broom

an abnormal tufted growth of small branches on a tree or shrub caused by fungi or insects or other physiological disturbance

coma

(botany) a usually terminal tuft of bracts (as in the pineapple) or tuft of hairs (especially on certain seeds)

Type of:

agglomeration

a jumbled collection or mass