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floret Definition

flo·ret (flôrit, flōrit)

noun

  1. a small flower
  2. any of the individual flowers making up the head of a plant of the composite family
  3. the flowering unit of a grass spikelet, consisting of the flower and its two enveloping bracts

Etymology: ME flourette < OFr florete, dim. of flor, flower

floret Usage Examples

Preposition: of

  • broccoli: Give your canary a floret of broccoli or a small bit of spinach leaf once or twice a week.

Converse of object

  • add: When cooking the pasta add the broccoli florets 1-2 minutes before the end of cooking, then drain together.
  • have: The latter has much larger florets than the Amaryllis and is much easier to care for hence its popularity.
  • steam: Serve with a green vegetable such as steamed broccoli florets or baby courgettes.
  • call: It is a member of the daisy family and each flowerhead is a cluster of many individual flowers called florets.
  • use: Try using florets in curries, stir-fries and creamy soups.
  • cook: Broccoli can be added to stir-fry dishes and cooked florets make a tasty and colorful addition to pasta sauces or bakes.

Preposition: in

  • center: It has white petals and a disk of yellow florets in the center.

Adjective modifier

  • sterile: The numerous sterile florets are large almost engulfing the center cluster of fertile flowers.
  • yellow: It has white petals and a disk of yellow florets in the center.
  • white: Chambers 1888 ) AGM 1992 - A tall, slender lacecap with white florets, gradually changing to deep pink from the outer tips.
  • small: The heads of these flowers are made up of many small florets each containing only a small quantity of nectar.
  • large: The large ray florets have either three or four sepals only.
  • few: Flowers in June, white flowers with few ray florets which age to pink.

Noun used with modifier

  • broccoli: Cut or break the broccoli florets up into little bite sized pieces.
  • cauliflower: Raw cauliflower florets are particularly good for scooping up dips.
  • ray: Flowers in June, white flowers with few ray florets which age to pink.
  • disk: Seeds from the disk florets are carried 3.7 to 72.5 m by the wind.