floret C2 Topic:Plants & Agriculture US /fləˈɹɛt/ See IPA manual Freq #112290 Meanings 1 noun a diminutive flower (especially one that is part of a composite flower) Each floret in the cluster opened at a different time. 2 noun A small flower, especially one of a cluster in a composite flower. Each floret in the cluster opened at a different time. Thesaurus Synonyms 1 noun · a diminutive flower... floweret 2 noun · a small flower, especially... floweret Word family Forms florets Etymology From Old French florete, diminutive of flor (“flower”). Doublet of fleuret and floweret. Topics Plants & Agriculture External links Cambridge Dictionary Wiktionary Google Images # floret **Type:** Word **Level:** C2 **Part of speech:** noun **IPA (US):** /fləˈɹɛt/ **Frequency rank:** 112290 ## Meanings 1. a diminutive flower (especially one that is part of a composite flower) 2. A small flower, especially one of a cluster in a composite flower. ## Examples - Each floret in the cluster opened at a different time. - Each floret in the cluster opened at a different time. ## Etymology From Old French florete, diminutive of flor (“flower”). Doublet of fleuret and floweret. ## Topics - Plants & Agriculture markdown