floret

Noun
Synonyms: floweret

Open English WordNet

Noun (1)

  1. a diminutive flower (especially one that is part of a composite flower)Synonyms: floweretType of flower, bloom
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Webster's Dictionary (1913)

Flo′ret noun

Origin: OF. florete, F. fleurette, dim. of OF. lor, F. fleur. See Flower, and cf. Floweret, 3d Ferret.

1. Botany A little flower; one of the numerous little flowers which compose the head or anthodium in such flowers as the daisy, thistle, and dandelion. Asa Gray

2. A foil; a blunt sword used in fencing. obsolete Randle Cotgrave

Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913), from GCIDE 0.54

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