floret Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. noun a diminutive flower (especially one that is part of a composite flower)
    floweret.

WordNet

Flo"ret noun
Etymology
OF. florete, F. fleurette, dim. of OF. lor, F. fleur. See Flower, and cf. Floweret, 3d Ferret.
Definitions
  1. (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. Gray.
  2. F. fleuret. A foil; a blunt sword used in fencing. Obs. Cotgrave.

Webster 1913