floret

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Recent Examples of floret No need to hack up an entire head of broccoli, because frozen alternatives are already chopped into perfectly sized florets. Audrey Bruno, SELF, 11 Apr. 2025 With broccoli, many people focus on the florets, harvesting the main heads and the successive side shoots. Anthony Reardon, Kansas City Star, 7 Mar. 2025 Roast cauliflower and broccoli florets on a baking sheet in the oven for 10 minutes. Yakir Levy, Oc Register, 2 Apr. 2025 Bags of broccoli florets sold at Walmart stores in twenty states, of which at least five are in the South, are being recalled for possible listeria contamination. Rebecca Angel Baer, Southern Living, 2 Jan. 2025 See All Example Sentences for floret
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Noun
  • This method not only produces high-quality buds but also improves soil health, conserves water, and sequesters carbon in the process.
    Matt Rozo, Mercury News, 17 June 2025
  • Items for sale include hemp THCA flower, which is indistinguishable from marijuana buds without sophisticated lab testing.
    A.J. Herrington, Forbes.com, 15 June 2025
Noun
  • Broccoli Salad ▪ 3 stalks of brocoli (separated into flowerets) ▪ 1/2 c. chopped green onions ▪ 1 c. raisins ▪ 1 c. peanuts (salted) Mix together: ▪ 1 c. mayonnaise ▪ 2 T. sugar ▪ 2 T. vinegar 1.
    Rebecca Hancock, star-telegram, 13 June 2017
  • Broccoli Salad ▪ 3 stalks of brocoli (separated into flowerets) ▪ 1/2 c. chopped green onions ▪ 1 c. raisins ▪ 1 c. peanuts (salted) Mix together: ▪ 1 c. mayonnaise ▪ 2 T. sugar ▪ 2 T. vinegar 1.
    Rebecca Hancock, star-telegram.com, 13 June 2017
Noun
  • True-blue flowers and beautiful burgundy-red fall foliage provide interest from late summer through fall.
    Kim Toscano, Southern Living, 19 June 2025
  • Here, traditional saa paper is made by hand from the bark of mulberry trees: soaked, pulped, and pressed into delicate sheets embedded with local flowers and leaves.
    Lauren Mowery, Forbes.com, 18 June 2025
Noun
  • As ever's summer drop includes two new items available for purchase now: an apricot spread and orange blossom honey.
    Janine Henni, People.com, 20 June 2025
  • Tropical Hibiscus Tropical hibiscus (Hibiscus rosa-sinensis) are beloved for their bold colors and nonstop summer blossoms.
    Anne Readel, Better Homes & Gardens, 18 June 2025

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