floret : Dictionary / Wörterbuch (BEOLINGUS, TU Chemnitz)

English Dictionary: floret	by the DICT Development Group
2 results for floret
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
floret n a diminutive flower (especially one that is part of a composite flower) Synonym(s): floret, floweret
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Floret \Flo"ret\, n. [OF. florete, F. fleurette, dim. of OF. lor, F. fleur. See {Flower}, and cf. {Floweret}, 3d {Ferret}.] 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.