See Also: floret(medicine)
floret(dictionary)

floret (iou)



floret noun. L17.
[from Latin flor-, flos flower + -ET1.]
A small flower forming part of an inflorescence; spec. (Botany) (a) any of the individual small flowers making up the ray or disc of a composite flower; (b) (in a grass) an individual lemma and palea, together with the flower they enclose. L17.
A tiny blossom or flowering plant; a floweret. L18.
P. Matthiessen A rock garden..set about with strap fern, edelweiss, and unknown alpine florets.
Any of the segments into which a cauliflower or broccoli head may be divided. M20.
floreted adjective covered or adorned with tiny flowers M19.