floret (1)

[Fr. fleurette; Prov. floret a; Ital. fioretto, a dim in. remotely from Lat. flos (gen it. flor is )=a flower.] 1. Ord . Lang .: A little flower. 2. Bot.: A small flower constituting one of a number aggregated into a head or other more or le composite form of fruit. It is much used of the Composite, in which the florets of the disc are those of the center, and the florets of the ray those of the circumference. Often the former are tubular, and the latter ligulate (strap-shaped). Example, the daisy. floret-silk, 8. [FLOSS-SILK.] *flör-ět (2), s. [Fr. fleuret.] A fencing sword, a foil. flö-rět-ty, a. [Eng. floret (1); -y.] florulent fior-Id-lỹ, adv. [Eng. florid; -ly.] In a florid, brilliant, or showy manner.