| 释义 |
flo·ret
I. \ˈflōrə̇t, -lȯr-\ noun
(-s)
Etymology: alteration (influenced by Latin flor-, flos flower) of Middle English flourette — more at floweret, blow (to bloom)
1.
a. : a small flower
< dainty florets of the bluet >
b. : a single flower of a multiple-flowered inflorescence; especially : one of the small individual flowers that make up the head of a composite plant — compare disk flower, ray flower
2. : fleuron
3. : yarn spun from floss silk
II. noun
: a cluster of flower buds separated from the central flower head especially when used as food
< broccoli florets > |