[flawr-it, flohr-] 
| 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. |
| 4. | Also, flo⋅rette [flaw-ret, floh-] . spun silk obtained from floss. |
| 5. | Printing. flower (def. 6). |
| 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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