"floweret" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: flowerets [plural]
Etymology: From Middle English flourette, from Old French florete. By surface analysis, flower + -et; compare flowerlet. Doublet of fleuret and floret. Etymology templates: {{inh|en|enm|flourette}} Middle English flourette, {{der|en|fro|florete}} Old French florete, {{surf|en|flower|-et}} By surface analysis, flower + -et, {{doublet|en|fleuret|floret}} Doublet of fleuret and floret Head templates: {{en-noun}} floweret (plural flowerets)
  1. A floret, or small or component flower Synonyms: flowerette, flow'ret [archaic]
    Sense id: en-floweret-en-noun-UDte6QWn Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -et

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