noun
Meaning 1
A floret, or small or component flower
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Standard Lemma guide
floweret
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noun
Meaning 2
a diminutive flower (especially one that is part of a composite flower)
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: floret
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: flower, bloom, blossom
History
Etymology
From Middle English flourette, from Old French florete. By surface analysis, flower + -et; compare flowerlet. Doublet of fleuret and floret.