floret

[ flawr-it, flohr- ]
/ ˈflɔr ɪt, ˈfloʊr- /

noun

a small flower.
Botany. one of the closely clustered small flowers that make up the flower head of a composite flower, as the daisy.
one of the tightly clustered divisions of a head of broccoli or cauliflower.
Also flo·rette [flaw-ret, floh-] /flɔˈrɛt, floʊ-/. spun silk obtained from floss.
Printing. flower(def 6).

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Origin of floret

1350–1400; Middle English flouret < Old French florete, diminutive of flor flower; see -et

Words nearby floret

florentine, florentine stitch, flores, flores sea, florescence, floret, florey, flori-, florianópolis, floriated, floribunda
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British Dictionary definitions for florette

floret
/ (ˈflɔːrɪt) /

noun

a small flower, esp one of many making up the head of a composite flower

Word Origin for floret

C17: from Old French florete a little flower, from flor flower
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Scientific definitions for florette

floret
[ flôr′ĭt ]

A small or reduced flower, especially one that is part of a larger inflorescence, such as those of the grasses and plants of the composite family.
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