floret

Meanings

1. 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. 2
   noun

   A small flower, especially one of a cluster in a composite flower.

   Each floret in the cluster opened at a different time.

Simplified etymology

Floret is recorded from the late 17th century and comes from the Latin word for “flower.”

From Old French florete, diminutive of flor (“flower”). Doublet of fleuret and floweret.

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