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floret
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flo·ret(flôrt, flr-)
n.
1. A small or reduced flower, especially one of the grasses and composite plants, such as a daisy.
2. Any of the tight, branched clusters of flower buds that together form a head of cauliflower or broccoli.
[Middle English flouret, from Old French florete, diminutive of flor, flower; see flower.]
floret [flaw-ret]
Noun
a small flower forming part of a composite flower head [Old French florete]
floret(flôrt)
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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Noun1.floretfloret - a diminutive flower (especially one that is part of a composite flower)
floweret
blossom, flower, bloom - reproductive organ of angiosperm plants especially one having showy or colorful parts


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