Floweret

noun

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Definitions

Noun
  1. 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. 2
    a diminutive flower (especially one that is part of a composite flower) wordnet

Example

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"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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