Crown
(1) a corona;
(2) a collective tern for the main stem divisions and foliage of a tree or shrub and the branching pattern and overall habit that they assume (i.e. domed, spreading, narrowly conical);
(3) the basal portions of a herbaceous plant, usually where root or rhizome and aerial stems or resting buds meet;
(4) a length of rhizome with a strong terminal bud, used for propagation as, for example, with Convallaria;
(5) the head of a single-stemmed tree-like plant or shrub bearing a distinct apical whorl, rosette or flush of foliage;
(6) the leaves and terminal buds of a low-growing plant when arranged in a fashion resembling that of the larger plants mentioned under (5), for example, many ferns.