1
: a small flower
especially
: one of the small flowers forming the head of a composite plant
2
: a cluster of flower buds separated from a head especially when used as food
broccoli florets
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Pollen is abundant, Cho adds—a single floret of the common sunflower, for instance, produces 25,000 to 67,000 grains every summer.
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Sandy Ong, JSTOR Daily, 11 Sep. 2025
In addition to the giant flowers permanently marked on her upper thigh and back end, the 32-year-old hitmaker also has a tattoo of a hummingbird amid the florets.
—Skyler Caruso, PEOPLE, 11 Sep. 2025
Although any frozen vegetable would work here, from broccoli florets to spinach.
—Alana Al-Hatlani, Southern Living, 7 Sep. 2025
Historians trace Bush's battle with the cruciferous vegetable back to a moment aboard Air Force One, when a flight attendant brought the president a serving of green florets.
—Meredith Kile, People.com, 30 Aug. 2025
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Sandy Ong, JSTOR Daily, 11 Sep. 2025
In addition to the giant flowers permanently marked on her upper thigh and back end, the 32-year-old hitmaker also has a tattoo of a hummingbird amid the florets.
—Skyler Caruso, PEOPLE, 11 Sep. 2025
Although any frozen vegetable would work here, from broccoli florets to spinach.
—Alana Al-Hatlani, Southern Living, 7 Sep. 2025
Historians trace Bush's battle with the cruciferous vegetable back to a moment aboard Air Force One, when a flight attendant brought the president a serving of green florets.
—Meredith Kile, People.com, 30 Aug. 2025
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“Floret.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/floret. Accessed 17 Sep. 2025.
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floret
noun
flo·ret
ˈflōr-ət 
ˈflȯr-
: a small flower
especially
: one of the small flowers forming the head of a daisy and related plants
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