I. ˈflōrə̇t, -lȯr- noun
( -s )
Etymology: alteration (influenced by Latin flor-, flos flower) of Middle English flourette — more at floweret , blow (to bloom)
1.
a. : a small flower
dainty florets of the bluet
b. : a single flower of a multiple-flowered inflorescence ; especially : one of the small individual flowers that make up the head of a composite plant — compare disk flower , ray flower
2. : fleuron
3. : yarn spun from floss silk
II. noun
: a cluster of flower buds separated from the central flower head especially when used as food
broccoli florets