Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

floret

/fləˈɹɛt/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 1.76 in modern English

Syllables: flo-ret
IPA: /fləˈɹɛt/

9

Scrabble Score

6

Letters

2

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A small flower, especially one of a cluster in a composite flower.

Etymology

From Old French florete, diminutive of flor (“flower”). Doublet of fleuret and floweret.

Origin

Source language: Old French

Word Breakdown

Root: florete

Inflected Forms

florets (plural) florette (alternative)

Derived Forms

floretless semifloret

Phrases

ray floret

Synonyms

floweret

Rhymes With

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Questions

How do you pronounce floret?: The recorded pronunciation is /fləˈɹɛt/.
What does floret mean?: A small flower, especially one of a cluster in a composite flower.
Where does floret come from?: It is traced to Old French.

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