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Recent Examples of floret
The whole plant—leaves, florets, and stems—is edible.
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Isabel Vasquez Rd Ldn, Health, 30 Oct. 2025
So yes, that means each floret can produce as many as three grains, not just one.
—New Atlas, 19 Oct. 2025
Pollen is abundant, Cho adds—a single floret of the common sunflower, for instance, produces 25,000 to 67,000 grains every summer.
—Sandy Ong, JSTOR Daily, 11 Sep. 2025
Baked Chicken with Roasted Sweet Potatoes: Preheat oven to 400° F. Toss 1 chicken thigh, ½ diced sweet potato, and broccoli florets with olive oil.
—Karla Walsh, Better Homes & Gardens, 2 Apr. 2025
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Isabel Vasquez Rd Ldn, Health, 30 Oct. 2025
So yes, that means each floret can produce as many as three grains, not just one.
—New Atlas, 19 Oct. 2025
Pollen is abundant, Cho adds—a single floret of the common sunflower, for instance, produces 25,000 to 67,000 grains every summer.
—Sandy Ong, JSTOR Daily, 11 Sep. 2025
Baked Chicken with Roasted Sweet Potatoes: Preheat oven to 400° F. Toss 1 chicken thigh, ½ diced sweet potato, and broccoli florets with olive oil.
—Karla Walsh, Better Homes & Gardens, 2 Apr. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for floret
Noun
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The scene even follows him into a fantasy dance sequence with the rest of the film’s ensemble (including his shirtless buds, played by Paul Rudd and Seth Rogen) set on a green hilltop adorned with colorful banners and awash with, yes, sunshine.—
Ben Travers,
IndieWire,
26 Feb. 2026
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Early Many types of shrubs, like lilac, flower on old wood—branches and stems that grew the previous year—so pruning those pieces of wood means losing buds and ending up with a much less vibrant outdoor space.—
Nishaa Sharma,
The Spruce,
26 Feb. 2026
Noun
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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
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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
Noun
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Warmer winters and earlier blooms can alter nectar availability, occasionally creating a mismatch between flower timing and bird arrival.—
Jessica Safavimehr,
Southern Living,
24 Feb. 2026
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By the time the women are seated on velvet-upholstered chairs that rise behind them like thrones, with glistening silverware and a large bouquet of flowers at the center of the table, the tension has reached breaking point.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
24 Feb. 2026
Noun
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The scent of orange blossoms perfuming our neighborhoods.—
Carolynn Carreño,
Los Angeles Times,
1 Mar. 2026
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Lantana is often grown as an annual in flower beds and containers, but some varieties form a huge, shrub-sized mound of orange and yellow blossoms.—
Michelle Darrisaw,
Southern Living,
1 Mar. 2026
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“Floret.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/floret. Accessed 3 Mar. 2026.
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