floret

flo·ret  (flôrt, flr-)

n.

1. A small or reduced flower, especially one of the grasses and composite plants, such as a daisy.

2. Any of the tight, branched clusters of flower buds that together form a head of cauliflower or broccoli.

---

[Middle English flouret, from Old French florete, diminutive of flor, flower; see flower.]

---

floret [flaw-ret]

Noun

a small flower forming part of a composite flower head [Old French florete]

---

floret  (flôrt)

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.

Thesaurus

Noun

1.

floret - a diminutive flower (especially one that is part of a composite flower) floweret blossom, flower, bloom - reproductive organ of angiosperm plants especially one having showy or colorful parts