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Definition of Florets

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 Florets from wikipedia

- of florets during its development.: 29  The individual florets are arranged atop a dome-like structure called the receptacle. The individual florets in...
- 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...
- 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...
- the older name Compositae) with both central disc florets and surrounding ray florets. Each floret is a flower in its own right, but is often incorrectly...
- radiated, that is to say formed of peripheral florets, female, zygomorphous, with ligules and central florets actinomorphous, tubulated, bi****ual. The external...
- the wild plant they have a single ring of ray florets surrounding the central disc florets. The disc florets are tubular and hermaphroditic, and generally...
- 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...
- of one type of floret. In Warionia and Gundelia these are exclusively disk florets, while all other Cichorieae only have ligulate florets. Gundelia is unique...
- 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...