floret

American  

[flawr-it, flohr-] / ˈflɔr ɪt, ˈfloʊr- /

noun

1. a small flower.

2. Botany. one of the closely clustered small flowers that make up the flower head of a composite flower, as the daisy.

3. one of the tightly clustered divisions of a head of broccoli or cauliflower.

4. Also florette spun silk obtained from floss.

5. Printing. flower.

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floret British  

/ ˈflɔːrɪt /

noun

1. a small flower, esp one of many making up the head of a composite flower

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floret Scientific  

/ flôr′ĭt /

1. A small or reduced flower, especially one that is part of a larger inflorescence, such as those of the grasses and plants of the composite family.

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Etymology

Origin of floret

1350–1400; Middle English flouret < Old French florete, diminutive of flor flower; -et