floret
Americannoun
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a small flower.
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Botany. one of the closely clustered small flowers that make up the flower head of a composite flower, as the daisy.
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one of the tightly clustered divisions of a head of broccoli or cauliflower.
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Also florette spun silk obtained from floss.
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Printing. flower.
noun
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a small flower, esp one of many making up the head of a composite flower
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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.
Etymology
Origin of floret
1350–1400; Middle English flouret < Old French florete, diminutive of flor flower; -et
Example Sentences
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But it was the pattern in that individual floret that captured his attention, so he had zeroed in.
From Seattle Times • Aug. 11, 2022
The direct application of heat to the outside of each floret creates an actual chemical change, as the sugars and amino acids inside the vegetable rearrange themselves.
From New York Times • May 4, 2022
This recipe liberates broccoli from the floret and instead has you finely chop both the frilly tops and sturdy stem.
From Washington Post • Feb. 11, 2022
The student, Trevon Grimes, had a temple-fade haircut so bushy on top that classmates compared his head to a broccoli floret.
From The New Yorker • Jan. 1, 2017
"Martin! what was the name on the eighth floret of grass?"
From Martin Pippin in the Apple Orchard by Farjeon, Eleanor
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