Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun Any rotifer of the family Flosculariidæ.
- noun A floret.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun (Bot.) A floret.
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- noun botany A
floret .
Etymologies
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Latin flosculus, diminutive of flos flower: compare French floscule.
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n., 'something shaped like a little flower' (flosculous), or 'a flowery speech' (see flosculation). From Latin word meaning 'little flower'
July 9, 2008