floret

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/fləˈɹɛt//floˈɹɛt/

noun

A small flower, especially one of a cluster in a composite flower.

Similar
floweret
OriginOld French florete →
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Meanings

nounfloret (plural florets)

plural florets · alternative florette

  1. A small flower, especially one of a cluster in a composite flower.

    Synonyms: floweret

Synonyms & antonyms

nounA small flower, especially one of a cluster in a composite flower.

Similar
floweret

More synonyms by meaning

nouna diminutive flower (especially one that is part of a composite flower)

Similar
floweret
Broader
flowerbloomblossom
Also see
floweret

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

  1. Old Frenchflorete
  2. Englishfloret

From Old French florete, diminutive of flor (“flower”). Doublet of fleuret and floweret.

More words from Old French

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Translations

Czech kvítek
  • kvíteksmall flower
French fleuron
  • fleuronsmall flower
Russian цветок
  • цветок (cvetok)small flower
Spanish flósculo
  • flósculosmall flower
Welsh blodigyn
  • blodigynsmall flower

Rhymes & wordplay

Rhymes with floret

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Anagrams

Lefortloftertorfelforlet
Cite this entry
APA

floret. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/floret

MLA

“floret.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/floret. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “floret,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/floret.

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