Meaning of FLORET
| Pronunciation: | | 'flowrit
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| | Definition: | | [n] a diminutive flower (especially one that is part of a composite flower) |
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| | See Also: | | bloom, blossom, flower | |
| Webster's 1913 Dictionary |
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| | Definition: | | \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.
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| Biology Dictionary |
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| | Definition: | | A grass flower, together with the lemma and palea that enclose it (often applied to flowers in the families Cyperaceeae and Asteraceae). |
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