floret

flo·ret

F0195300 (flôr′ĭt, -ĕt)n.1. A small or reduced flower, especially one in a spikelet of a grass or sedge or in a flower head of a plant of the composite family.2. Any of the tight, branched clusters of flower buds that together form a head of cauliflower or broccoli.

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[Middle English flouret, from Old French florete, diminutive of flor, flower; see flower.]

floret

(ˈflɔːrɪt) n (Botany) a small flower, esp one of many making up the head of a composite flower[C17: from Old French florete a little flower, from flor flower]

flo•ret

(ˈflɔr ɪt, ˈfloʊr-)

n. 1. a small flower. 2. disk flower. 3. one of the tightly clustered divisions of a head of broccoli or cauliflower. [1350–1400; Middle English flouret < Old French florete, diminutive of flor flower; see -et]

Thesaurus

Noun

1.

floret - a diminutive flower (especially one that is part of a composite flower)floweretblossom, flower, bloom - reproductive organ of angiosperm plants especially one having showy or colorful parts

floret

nounThe showy reproductive structure of a plant:bloom, blossom, flower.

Translations

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