'Floret' definitions:
Definition of 'floret'
(from WordNet)
noun
A diminutive flower (especially one that is part of a composite flower) [syn: floret, floweret]
Definition of 'Floret'
From: GCIDE
- 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. [1913 Webster]
- 2. [F. fleuret.] A foil; a blunt sword used in fencing. [Obs.] --Cotgrave. [1913 Webster]