floret

[ flawr-it, flohr- ]

/ ˈflɔr ɪt, ˈfloʊr- /

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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).

Origin of floret

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

Words nearby floret

Florentine, Florentine stitch, flores, florescence, Flores Sea, floret, Florey, flori-, Florianópolis, floriated, floribunda

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Example sentences from the Web for floret

Floret adhuc et adhuc florebit Florius haec specie floridus optat amans.
Shakespeare's Lost Years in London, 1586-1592|Arthur Acheson
Floret, a single flower of a head or cluster, especially in Compositae.
Seeds of Michigan Weeds|W. J. (William James) Beal
Floret confessed to the Prvt of Paris that the whole affair was a deception, and on March 24, 1404, they were all duly burned.
A History of The Inquisition of The Middle Ages; volume III|Henry Charles Lea
If well rubbed after threshing, the floret is nearly smooth, otherwise it contains on the lower half numerous webby hairs.
Seeds of Michigan Weeds|W. J. (William James) Beal

The relative positions of the parts of the floret are shown in the floral diagrams.
A Handbook of Some South Indian Grasses|Rai Bahadur K. Ranga Achariyar

British Dictionary definitions for floret

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

Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

Scientific definitions for floret

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.

单词	floret
释义	floret [ flawr-it, flohr- ] / ˈflɔr ɪt, ˈfloʊr- / SEE SYNONYMS FOR floret ON THESAURUS.COM 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). Origin of floret 1350–1400; Middle English flouret<Old French florete, diminutive of florflower; see -et Words nearby floret Florentine, Florentine stitch, flores, florescence, Flores Sea, floret, Florey, flori-, Florianópolis, floriated, floribunda Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for floret Floret adhuc et adhuc florebit Florius haec specie floridus optat amans. Shakespeare's Lost Years in London, 1586-1592\|Arthur Acheson Floret, a single flower of a head or cluster, especially in Compositae. Seeds of Michigan Weeds\|W. J. (William James) Beal Floret confessed to the Prvt of Paris that the whole affair was a deception, and on March 24, 1404, they were all duly burned. A History of The Inquisition of The Middle Ages; volume III\|Henry Charles Lea If well rubbed after threshing, the floret is nearly smooth, otherwise it contains on the lower half numerous webby hairs. Seeds of Michigan Weeds\|W. J. (William James) Beal The relative positions of the parts of the floret are shown in the floral diagrams. A Handbook of Some South Indian Grasses\|Rai Bahadur K. Ranga Achariyar British Dictionary definitions for floret 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 Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Words related to floret blossom, flower, bloom, floweret Scientific definitions for floret 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. The American Heritage® Science Dictionary Copyright © 2011. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.
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floret

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noun

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