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noun
A small flower, especially one of a cluster in a composite flower.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
noun
a diminutive flower (especially one that is part of a composite flower)
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Synonyms: floweret
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: flower, bloom, blossom
History
From Old French florete, diminutive of flor (“flower”). Doublet of fleuret and floweret.
Across languages
7 source translations are retained for this English entry.
