Floweret
noun
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Definitions
Noun
- 1 A floret, or small or component flower
"No more ſhall trenching Warre channell her fields, / Nor bruiſe her Flowrets with the Armed hoofes / Of hoſtile paces."
- 2 a diminutive flower (especially one that is part of a composite flower) wordnet
Example
More examples"No more ſhall trenching Warre channell her fields, / Nor bruiſe her Flowrets with the Armed hoofes / Of hoſtile paces."
Etymology
From Middle English flourette, from Old French florete. By surface analysis, flower + -et; compare flowerlet. Doublet of fleuret and floret.
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