A small flower, especially one of the tiny flowers that make up a larger flower head or cluster, like in a daisy or broccoli.
From French 'floret,' diminutive of 'fleur' (flower), plus the diminutive suffix '-et.' The term emphasizes smallness and delicacy.
A broccoli or cauliflower head you eat is actually a cluster of hundreds of florets—unopened flower buds—which is why broccoli tastes so different depending on harvest timing.
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