floret
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noun \ˈflȯr-ət\Definition of FLORET
1
: a small flower; especially : one of the small flowers forming the head of a composite plant
2
: a cluster of flower buds separated from a head especially when used as food <broccoli florets>
See Origin of FLORET
Middle English flourette, from Anglo-French *floret, diminutive of flur flower
First Known Use: 1671
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