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  1. noun
    a diminutive flower (especially one that is part of a composite flower)

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  • sunflower any plant of the genus Helianthus having large flower heads with dark disk florets and showy yellow rays
  • composite considered the most highly evolved dicotyledonous plants, characterized by florets arranged in dense heads that resemble single flowers
  • chicory perennial Old World herb having rayed flower heads with blue florets cultivated for its root and its heads of crisp edible leaves used in salads
  • aggregate composed of a dense cluster of separate units such as carpels or florets or drupelets
  • yarrow ubiquitous strong-scented mat-forming Eurasian herb of wasteland, hedgerow or pasture having narrow serrate leaves and small usually white florets; widely naturalized in North America
  • lemma the lower and stouter of the two glumes immediately enclosing the floret in most Gramineae
  • saussurea costus annual herb of the eastern Himalayas (Kashmir) having purple florets and a fragrant root that yields a volatile oil used in perfumery and for preserving furs
  • family compositae plants with heads composed of many florets: aster; daisy; dandelion; goldenrod; marigold; lettuces; ragweed; sunflower; thistle; zinnia
  • genus brickelia genus of herbs of southwestern America having usually creamy florets followed by one-seeded fruits in a prominent bristly sheath
  • carlina acaulis stemless perennial having large flowers with white or purple-brown florets nestled in a rosette of long spiny leaves hairy beneath; of alpine regions of southern and eastern Europe
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