floret (redirected from florets)

flo·ret  (flôrt, -t)

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.

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

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floret [ˈflɔːrɪt]

n

(Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Botany) a small flower, esp one of many making up the head of a composite flower

[from Old French florete a little flower, from flor flower]

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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

Translations

floret [ˈflɒrət] N [of flower] → flósculo m; [of cauliflower, broccoli] → grumo m, cabezuela f

floret [ˈflɒrɪt] n

(= small flower) → fleuron m

[cauliflower] → morceau m

floret

n (of flower) → (Einzel)blütchen nt; (of cauliflower) → Röschen nt

floret [ˈflɔːrɪt] n (Bot) → flosculo

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floret [ˈflɔːrɪt] n (Bot) → flosculo