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floret

noun

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as in bud

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Recent Examples of floret Add shallots and toss; cover and cook, stirring occasionally, for 2 to 3 minutes (some florets may brown). — Cathy Thomas, Oc Register, 25 Mar. 2026 Flavored with fresh garlic, ginger, and warm spices like garam masala and Kashmiri chile powder, the yogurt coats every nook and cranny of the vegetables, helping each floret develop beautiful caramelization. — Rebecca Firkser, Bon Appetit Magazine, 5 Mar. 2026 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 See All Example Sentences for floret

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The ink came from the buds of oak leaves, swollen to the size of musket balls by the eggs of wasps.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 10 Sep. 2026
This means almost all of the surrounding noise was pushing past the buds and reaching my eardrums.

— Eric Zeman, PC Magazine, 10 Sep. 2026

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Growing fruit trees in containers or in the ground in your yard can offer abundant fresh fruit, fragrant blossoms that are attractive to beneficial pollinators, and cooling summer shade.

— Gemma Johnstone, The Spruce, 4 Sep. 2026
What begins with the seeds of a vanity project organically blossoms into something that encompasses the many people Ryan’s life touches.

— Marshall Shaffer, IndieWire, 3 Sep. 2026

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