Definition of Floret. Meaning of Floret. Synonyms of Floret

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Definition of Floret

Floret
Floret Flo"ret, n. [OF. florete, F. fleurette, dim. of OF. lor, F. fleur. See Flower, and cf. Floweret, 3d Ferret.] 1. (Bot.) A little flower; one of the numerous little flowers which compose the head or anthodium in such flowers as the daisy, thistle, and dandelion. --Gray. 2. [F. fleuret.] A foil; a blunt sword used in fencing. [Obs.] --Cotgrave.

Meaning of Floret from wikipedia

- describe the flower head of Asteraceae where there are no ray florets but only disc florets. discolorous (of leaves) Having upper and lower surfaces of...
- known as capitula, consisting of sometimes hundreds of tiny individual florets enclosed by a whorl of protective involucral bracts. The oldest known fossils...
- are often permed. It is referred to as such due to its resemblance to a floret of broccoli. It has also been referred to as the "Zoomer perm" for its po****rity...
- has one or more florets.: 12  The spikelets are further grouped into panicles or spikes. The part of the spikelet that bears the florets is called the rachilla...
- Saint-Floret (French pronunciation: [sɛ̃ flɔʁɛ]; Occitan: Sent Floret) is a commune in the Puy-de-Dôme department in Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes in central France...
- outer leaves and thick stalks are typically removed, leaving only the florets (the edible "curd" or "head"). The leaves are also edible but are often...
- Paul Coste-Floret (9 April 1911 – 27 August 1979) was a French politician. He was born and died in Montpellier, France. Coste-Floret was originally an...
- without dark florets had fewer visits. Replacing the dark florets with one or more freeze-killed A. verbasci, who are similar to the florets in size and...
- capitula that are composed of multiple florets arranged in a central disc with surrounding petal-like rays. Each floret is a flower in its own right. The modern...
- that contain cream, yellow, greenish, pink, purple or redish-purple disk florets. It is ****igned to the family Asteraceae. Flowers can be found from February...