Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- Same as
floscular .
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- adjective (Bot.) Consisting of many gamopetalous florets.
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- adjective botany Consisting of many
gamopetalous florets .
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These are often called the flosculous florets or disk-florets.
Species and Varieties, Their Origin by Mutation Hugo de Vries 1891
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adj., like a flower, flowery (see floscule)
July 9, 2008