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1.
a small flower.
2.
Botany. one of the closely clustered small flowers that make up the flower head of a composite flower, as the daisy.
3.
one of the tightly clustered divisions of a head of broccoli or cauliflower.
5.
Printing. flower (def. 6).
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floret
1583, from O.Fr. florete, dim. of flor "flower," from L. flora (q.v.).
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floret  (flôr'ĭt) Pronunciation Key
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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