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floret

/fləˈɹɛt/ noun

noun Definition from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University. Pronunciation from Wiktionary, via Kaikki.org. More about floret at Wordnik → Where our words come from →

  1. A diminutive flower (especially one that is part of a composite flower).

Origin

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

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