flo·ret

flo·ret
/ˈflorət/ noun, pl -rets [count]
: a group of flower buds that are part of a vegetable

broccoli/cauliflower florets


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  • flo|ret — «FLR iht, FLOHR », noun. 1. a small flower; floweret: »acres of houstonia whose innumerable florets whiten and ripple before the eye (Emerson). 2. Botany. one of the small flowers in a flower head of a composite plant, such as the dandelion or… …   Useful english dictionary

  • flo — flo·re·at·ed; flo·ren·cée; flo·res; flo·res·cence; flo·res·cent; flo·ret·ed; flo·ri·at·ed; flo·ri·a·tion; flo·ri·bun·da; flo·ri·can; flo·ri·cul·tur·al; flo·ri·cul·ture; flo·ri·cul·tur·ist; flo·rid·e·ae; flo·rid·i·ana; flo·rid·i·ty;… …   English syllables

  • ret — abi·u·ret; amo·ret·to; aph·ae·ret·ic; ap·o·ret·ic; apy·ret·ic; ar·bo·ret; ar·ret; ar·sen·iu·ret·ted; ba·ret·ta; bar·ret; bar·ret·ter; be·ret; ber·ret·ti·no; bi·ret·ta; bi·u·ret; car·bu·ret·ant; car·bu·ret·or; ca·ret·ta; ca·ret·to·che·lyd·i·dae;… …   English syllables

  • floret — flo·ret …   English syllables

  • floreted — flo·ret·ed …   English syllables

  • floret — flo•ret [[t]ˈflɔr ɪt, ˈfloʊr [/t]] n. 1) a small flower 2) bot disk flower 3) bot coo one of the tightly clustered divisions of a head of broccoli or cauliflower • Etymology: 1350–1400; ME flouret < OF florete, dim. of flor flower; see et …   From formal English to slang

  • florettieren — flo|ret|tie|ren <sw. V.; hat (selten): mit dem Florett fechten …   Universal-Lexikon

  • floret — flo|ret Mot Agut Nom masculí …   Diccionari Català-Català

  • florettieren — flo|ret|tie|ren 〈V.; Sport〉 mit dem Florett fechten …   Lexikalische Deutsches Wörterbuch

  • florettieren — flo|ret|tie|ren <zu ↑...ieren> mit dem Florett fechten …   Das große Fremdwörterbuch

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