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What is the difference between floret and flower?

floret | flower |

Flower is a related term of floret.



As nouns the difference between floret and flower

is that floret is a small flower, especially one of a cluster in a composite flower while flower is a colorful, conspicuous structure associated with angiosperms, frequently scented and attracting various insects, and which may or may not be used for sexual reproduction.

As a verb flower is

to put forth blooms.

floret

English

Noun

(en noun)
  • A small flower, especially one of a cluster in a composite flower

    • Anagrams

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    flower

    English

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    Alternative forms

    * flowre (obsolete)

    Etymology 1

    From (etyl) flour, from (etyl) flur, from (etyl) (more at (l)).

    Noun