floret

Small clustered bloom

A floret is one of the small flowers that make up a composite flower head, or one of the small branchlike pieces of broccoli or cauliflower: Break the broccoli into florets before steaming.

The word is simply a diminutive of flower.

botanical

bloom

Flower or flourishing state

  • blossomFlower on fruit tree
  • petalBloom's colorful segment
  • stamenPollen-producing flower organ

pistil · calyx · corolla · sepals · pedicel · anther · pollen · pollination · nectar · perianth

culinary

broccoli

Cruciferous vegetable with florets

crudités · steamed · roasted · blanched · sautéed · stir-fry · vegetable · brassica · bite-sized · crown

brassica

broccoli

Cruciferous vegetable with florets

cabbage · kale · bok choy · collard greens · cruciferous · vegetable · harvest · garden · nutrient · vitamin

miniature

tiny

Extremely small in size

dainty · petite · bite-sized · individual · cluster · sprig · piece · portion · segment · separated

Categories
Opposites
part-whole scale

floretwhole plant

stalk · head · crown · bunch · stem

botanical maturity/development

floretfull bloom

Maximum flowering state

blossom · fruit · seed pod · seed head

Phrases
Family

flora, floral, florid, florist, efflorescence, florets, floriculture, inflorescence, florin

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Profile
Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Everyday, not technical · Rated G