Meanings
nounray floret (plural ray florets)
plural ray florets
- biologyA female or sterile floret within a capitulum whose main feature is a corolla formed of a single showy petal.
Synonyms: ligulate floret, strap-shaped floret
Synonyms & antonyms
nounA female or sterile floret within a capitulum whose main feature is a corolla formed of a single showy petal.
Similar
ligulate floretstrap-shaped floret
More synonyms by meaning
nounsmall flower with a flat strap-shaped corolla usually occupying the peripheral rings of a composite flower
Similar
ray flower
Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
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ray floret. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/ray%20floret
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Chicago
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