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noun

Floret n.

(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.

A foil; a blunt sword used in fencing. (Obs.)

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Etymology of 'Floret'

Collaborative International Dictionary of English 0.48

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"Floret" Quotes from Famous Books

... waiting on the grand staircase or in the vestibule for their carriages to be announced, there happened to be standing together M. de Smonville, a young man of some prominence in the court, and M. de Floret, a young secretary of the Austrian legation. Everybody imagined then that the marriage with the Grand Duchess of Russia was settled. Suddenly, in this crowd of great personages, M. de Smonville began the following conversation ...

— The Happy Days of the Empress Marie Louise • Imbert De Saint-Amand

... mixed colors; for this purpose it is necessary to cover the blossoms intended for fecundation with fine gauze tied firmly to the foot stalk, and when it expands take the pollen from the male flowers with a camel's hair pencil, and touch with it each floret of the intended bearing flower, tying the gauze again over it, and keeping it on until the petals are withered. The operation requires to be performed two or three successive days, as the florets ...

— Flowers and Flower-Gardens • David Lester Richardson