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floret

flo·ret

UK/fləˈɹɛt/ US/floˈɹɛt/ uncommon

noun

1.

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

Origin

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

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