floret
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ɪt, ˈfloʊr- noun
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.
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| —n | |
| a small flower, esp one of many making up the head of a composite flower | |
| [C17: from Old French florete a little flower, from flor | |
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Word Origin & History
floret
1583, from O.Fr. florete, dim. of flor "flower," from L. flora (q.v.).
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Science Dictionary
| 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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Example sentences
The lemma surface of the fertile floret is smooth and shiny.
Once primary infection has occurred, the disease can spread from floret to floret by mycelial growth through the spike structure.
The spikelets consist of two glumes which are longer than and enclose a single floret.
Each ray floret has one yellow petal and surrounds the central disk.
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